Ishfaq Ahmad, Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, visited the ICTP from 12-14 September. Ahmad met with the heads of the Centre's research and training programmes. He also visited the library and computer facilities and received a tour of the nearby synchrotron facility, Elettra. The Chairman and ICTP staff discussed ways to strengthen the relationship between Pakistan and the Centre by expanding the number of visits of Pakistani scientists to ICTP research activities and by increasing the number of Pakistani scientists participating in ICTP external training programmes. The ICTP and Pakistan enjoy a long and fruitful relationship dating back to the Centre's earliest days.