Prof. Ishtiaq Jadoon and Dr. Muhammad Qasim from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan, along with 7 researchers from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS led by Prof. DING Lin, were invited to visit NIGPAS in September 2017. During the visit, Prof. Ishtiaq Jadoon introduced the history and current development of the CIIT, gave academic lectures on seismic data and stratigraphy of Pakistan, and made a preliminary plan about a joint field excursion between Pakistan and China in early 2018.