During their stay, the tourists will also be visiting Lahore (January 30-February 1) and Karachi (February 2-4) before heading home on February 5 from the port city.

The participants are Odette Yousef (Bureau Reporter WBEZ Chicago), Joe Little (News Reporter, KGTV, 10News), Nancy San Martin (The Miami Herald), Mark Seibel (McClatchy Washington D.C. Bureau), Bob Gabordi (Executive Editor, Tallahassee Democrat), Stephen Magagnini (Senior Writer/Reporter The Sacramento Bee), Emily Donahue (News Director, KUT 90.5FM in Texas, Austin), Greg Victor (Op-ed/Forum Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) and Richard F. Gootee (Government Reporter, Evansville Courier & Press).