Plan To Promote Eco-Tourism In World’s First High Altitude Nature Corridor Islamabad: With the goal of boosting eco-tourism in the country, the Ministry of Climate Change has designed a plan to build the world's first high-altitude nature corridor in Pakistan. According to the plan, the corridor will be 10,000 feet above sea level and will span 4,000 square kilometers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to...
PIA Is Launching Direct Flights To Baku, A Popular Tourist Destination Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced the launch of direct flights from Karachi and Lahore to Baku, the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan. PIA has announced on its official Twitter account that it will begin offering direct flights to Baku, a major tourist destination, for the first time in the airline's long...
PM Imran shares video of newly discovered skiing spot in Gabin Jabba, Swat SWAT: A new skiing area has been discovered in Gabin Jabba. The federal government has identified a new skiing location in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as part of its objective of discovering and developing more tourist destinations around the country. The Prime Minister took to twitter to post a video of a recently discovered...
Tourists From Around The World Find The Swat Valley's History Fascinating SWAT: Foreign tourists have termed Pakistan the safest and most appealing country in the world, praising its people for their friendliness. Tourists from France and Austria, who visited Swat on Monday 14 February, 2022 said the valley was not only beautiful but also historically significant. Joseph Ponzevera, a visitor from...
Investment In Pakistan’s Tourism Sector, The World Record Speed Boat Arrived In Pakistan Increased tourist potential in Pakistan has attracted the curiosity of investors. Overseas Pakistanis Investment Group has created Pakistan's largest and fastest jet boat to boost adventure tourism. The world's fastest speed boat, manufactured in Turkey, arrived in Pakistan. The boat can go quickly in shallow...
Tourism Industry in the Northern Areas Has Increased Significantly Raja Rasheed Ali, Secretary Tourism Gilgit-Baltistan, said domestic tourism was growing in the country as millions of locals visited the country's attractive northern areas. He made these views during a World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Pakistan panel discussion aimed at highlighting the biodiversity of the Hindu-Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan...
Kaghlasht Snow Festival Kicks Off At Upper Chitral CHITRAL: The Snow Sports Festival began on Monday 7 February, 2022 in the beautiful Kaghlasht area of the Upper Chitral district. This event is being organized by the district administration, according to news reports. The festival will include skiing, snow skating, paragliding, and other local and traditional games, as well as a cultural...
PM Imran Khan directs to develop alternative measures to increase tourism. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has instructed the development of alternative tourism destinations in the country to deflect tourists from the existing busy tourist places in the northern areas, particularly during the winter season. On Thursday 27, 2022, he told Special Assistant on Tourist Coordination Azam Jamil in...
Kotli Sattian Is To Be Promoted As A Tourist Destination The Rawalpindi Development Authority intends to improve the tourism appeal of Kahuta, Murree, and Kotli Sattian. The government of Pakistan is intending to make Kotli Sattian a tourist attraction, which will help to alleviate overpopulation in Murree. According to MNA Sadaqat Ali Abbasi, the country is looking at new ways to promote Kotli...
New integrated tourism zones would be established in Swat, Mansehra, Chitral, and Abbottabad PESHAWAR: In order to enhance tourism in the province, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to designate three tourist spots as integrated tourism zones. Tourist locations include Ghanool in Mansehra, Mankyal in Swat, and Madaklasht in Lower Chitral. To encourage tourism in Pakistan, the Khyber...
Punjab Launches a New Tourist Bus Service for Kartarpur & Historical Sites Lahore: To Promote Tourism, the Punjab Tourism Department Corporation (PTDC) has launched a bus service for local and foreign tourists. According to the news sources, in an endeavor to boost tourism, the department has launched a bus service running from Lahore to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, and many other places of...
Proposal to give district status to Murree and rename it as Kohsar District Murree Tehsil in Rawalpindi has been recommended to be given district status and renamed Kohsar District. According to sources, the establishment of a Kohsar Development Authority for the tourist sector has also been recommended. Usman Bazdar, the Punjab Chief Minister, gave orders to turn Murree into a Kohsar district and...
Italy to Air a Documentary About Tourism in Pakistan The national television channel of Italy will broadcast a documentary series on Pakistan’s famous tourist destinations. The first and second parts aired on December 28th and 30th, respectively, while the finale will air on January 4th, 2022. DO, READ Pakistani Tourism Is Promoting In Australia Pakistan's Ambassador to Italy confirmed the...
“Zealandia” 8th Continent Discovered By Scientists After 375 Years A group of geologists made news in 2017 when they announced the discovery of Zealandia, the eighth continent. It was believed to be over six times the size of Madagascar, spanning approximately 1.89 million square miles (4.9 million square kilometers). It was named Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language. As per the report...
CDA Will Use Drones To Monitor Wildlife And Forests ISLAMABAD: City Development Authority has decided to use drone cameras for monitoring wildlife and forests The CDA launched the pilot project through a tender for the procurement of a drone camera fitted with the latest technology for the Model Forestry Park in Malpur at a cost of Rs6.8 million. According to a CDA news statement released on Sunday...
Chinese Investors & Business Tycoons Eager to Invest in KP PESHAWAR: A group of Chinese investors and business tycoons have indicated an interest in establishing factories and large-scale industrial units in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the sources, the group has requested the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to cooperate in the processing of all procedures in this regard. DO...