Free Technical Tour
 
The three-day Technical Tour includes visits to a modern denim factory, Faisalabad-the hub of agricultural research and the second largest salt mine in the world. Buses for the Technical Tour will leave from the Serena Hotel on 4^th November 2016 at 13:00 hours, just after lunch. The tour will conclude on 6^th November 2016 in Islamabad at around 18:00 hrs.
 
The Ministry of Textile Industry, Government of Pakistan will fully sponsor the cost (including hotel) of the technical tour for all participants of the 75^th Plenary Meeting of the ICAC. However, participants must register in advance for the tour. For registration please send an email with full address and contact details to Dr. M. A. Talpur at dmer@pccc.gov.pk (with a copy to icac.mintex@gmail.com) no later than 15^th of October 2016. The registrations after the cutoff date may not be entertained due to management reasons. However, the facility may be extended subject to availability of hotel rooms in Faisalabad. More details of Technical Tour are given below:
 
 

Date (Day & Time)	Departure From	Arrival At	Proposed Visit
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 13:00 hours	Serena Hotel, Islamabad	Pindi Bhatian (16:00 hours)	Crescent Bahuman Denim Factory
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 18:00 hours	Pindi Bhatian	Faisalabad (19:00 hours)	Arrive hotels, dinner and cultural show at 20:00 hours
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, 09:00 hours		Visit to Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad (Visit cotton fields and labs)
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, 14:00 hours		Visit to Chawla Cotton Ginning Factory
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, 19:00 hours		Dinner & cultural show
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, 10:00 hours		Departure for Khewra to visit the second largest salt mine in the world
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, 14:00 hours		Departure from Khewra to visit a 6th Century temple ‘Raj Ketas Temple’
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, 16:00 hours		Depart for Islamabad

 
The buses will arrive back Islamabad on 6^th November 2016 at around 18:00 hours and the participants may plan to catch their flights the same day.