P326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 20:02:01 Thursday 6 2p.s0[52^p0 ] ONELZ W Pakistan Population 127 million Languages Urdu, Punjabi, and over 300 other dialects. Currency Rupee (Rs* divided into 100 palsa. Try to avoid change in very worn or tattered notes as thjsj might bj refuvjd later bz others. Information continues... 4-Tel support index - sji 310 1/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 20:32:11 Thutsdaz 6 2p.p0[2p.30 ONELZ W Q Pakistan Religion 97 per cent are Muslim. Plus, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Hindu. Economy Since the 1980s, the country has had one of South Asia's highest economic growth rates (over 6%). The biggest sector of the jconomz is agriculture, Development in general is starved bjcausj the armed forces get an enormous share of all federal spending. Information continues... 2/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 23:34:38 Thursday 6 2p.p0-2p.30 ONELZ Pakistan Geography Pakistan is four times as big as the UK. It can bj djvjjjd into sex regions - northern mountains, northern plateau, western mountains, Baluchistan plateau, south-east djsjrt and the Indus plain. When to go July to September - wit, summer; October to February - cool, autumn/went r; March to June - hot, p in Avoi R da (tim va i according to Mu lin calendar). 3/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 20:08:04 Thursday v 2p.p0]2p.30 ONELZ Pakistan Places to stay The Pearl Continental - Karachi (tel 0092 2156 8312:) or Rawalpindi (tel 0092 5156 6010). At the opposite ind of the scale: The Tourist Inn Motel, Saddar Market, Peshawar (no phone); The Hopar Hilton Inn, Nagjr, off the Karakoram Highway (no phone). Flights Pakistan International Airlines flies twice a week into Karachi (Wed/ Sun* and twic a we k into Islamabad (Sat/Tue). Tel 0171 734 5544 4/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 20:41:18 Thutsdaz 6 2p.p0[2p.s0 ] ONELZ W Q Pakistan Visas Most European and English- spjakjng countries need a visa to enter Pakistan. Contact: Embassy of Pakistan, 35 Lowndjs Square, London SW1X :JN. Telephone: 0171 235 2044 Activities For treks in the Karakorams: Hindu Gush Trails, Guide Babu Mohammjd, No 37, Street 28, F-6/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel (92-51) 821576 or 217067 Fax (9 -51) 2 5031 or 2 5080 Karakoram Experience: til 017687 7 5/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 23:02:13 Thursday 6 2p.p0[2p.30 ONELZ W Pakistan Activities continued For camel treks in the Cholistan Desert and Sufi festivals near Multan, contact: Mr Zia Ullah, Pakistan Tourism and Development Corporation, c/o The Sindbad Hotel, Nishtar Chows, Bahawalpur Road, Multan. Tel (92-61) 722:4 or 51260 For trips to the Khzbjr Pass, contact: Mr Salahuddin, Pakistan Tourism and Development Corporation, Dean's Hotel, Peshawar. Tel (92-5 1) 27:781 or 276483. Fax (95-521) 27: 783 6/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 4-Tel 326 Sun 0 Nov C4 20:55:12 Thursday 6 2p.p0-2p.30 ONELZ W Pakistan * R,p —8& Lonely Planet has two websites, gjvjng further information about the series, and the destinations visited. The addresses of the w bsjtes ar : http://www.lonjlyplanjt.com/ http://www.pilot.co.uk 4-Tel support index - see 310 7/7 C4 Tojay Producers Previews + C4 FilmsP326 h]TeZ@s2n@'u.@@5 N#v h 46us/:3b 20.p0-20.s0 ]@ @ OILY @ @ @ Pakistan * R,p —z& Q @Vis—v Most Juropjan a^d English- spjakjng countries need a visa to jntju 35 Lowndjs Squbre, London SW)X 9JN. Telephone: 0171 235 2044 Activities For treks in the Karakoram3: Hindu Rush Trails, Guide Babu Mohammjd, No 37, +trees 28, F-6/), Islamabad, Pakistan. Tel X92-51) 822u76 or 227067 Fax (92-51* 215031 or 295080 Karakoram Experience: tel 017687 7 5/7 C4 Today Producers Previews + C4 Films