Tuesday, January 13, 2026

PTDC invests Rs4m for promotion of tourism

Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has spent around Rs4m in one year for repair and maintenance of its various motels and facilities in order...

KP govt to open 27 rest houses for tourists

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government will launch 27 rest houses on Saturday in a bid to provide more facilities to the tourism industry...

Etihad exempted from laptop ban for US bound flights

Abu Dhabi: At Abu Dhabi International Airport, travelers bound for the United States on Tuesday enjoyed something many others flying out of the Middle...

Moot discusses practical measures to uplift tourism sector

Experts stress need for professional services, availability of guides and provision of security infrastructure to facilitate foreign tourists ISLAMABAD: One of the panel discussions...

Gilgit-Baltistan imposes new entry fees on tourist vehicles

Tourist vehicles to pay Rs2,000; motorcycles Rs500 as region upgrades tourism infrastructure; permit charges for mountaineering and trekking also revised 

Reduction in hotel fares to boost tourism, trade in Pakistan: Turkish Counsel General 

KARACHI: Turkey’s newly appointed Counsel General in Karachi, Tolga Ucak said that Pakistan needs to increase the number of quality hotels and more importantly,...

Pakistan to host World Tourism Forum 2021: Zulfi Bukhari

'Around 32 new three-star and five-star hotels will be constructed across Pakistan in the next two years'

Malam Jabba project awarded in conformity with all legal requirements: KP govt

The report was submitted to the prime minister Imran Khan by the KP government and stated the ex -Wali of Swat had agreed to provide 270 acres of land for a ski resort and five acres of land for a hotel project

US company mulls investing $100m in Gilgit-Baltistan

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of True North, a US-based investment company, has expressed its keen interest to invest in the tourism sector of Gilgit-Baltistan. A detailed briefing...

Bosnian Ambassador urges business community to explore opportunities in Bosnia

KARACHI: The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sakib Foric has urged the business and industrial community of Karachi to explore investment opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourism

Pakistan was last a prominent tourist destination in the 1970s when the “hippie trail” brought Western travellers through the apricot and walnut orchards of the Swat Valley and Kashmir on their way to India and Nepal

Tourism industry, govt for developing national economy through sustainable tourism

A National Tourism Conference, (themed) Discover Pakistan, was a multi-stakeholder effort that aimed to address issues faced by the Pakistan Tourism Industry and to...

PTDC to launch tourist police force based on Thailand’s model

Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Abdul Ghafoor said on Wednesday that the government would introduce a special police force based on Thailand’s...

Railways set to re-launch Kohat Rail Car on January 25

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways (PR) will re-launch Kohat Rail Car on January 25 and all arrangements in this regard are being finalised. Earlier, PR had announced to...

Record number of climbers to scale Everest

Sherpa guides the way, struggled with high winds and snow on Friday to prepare the final route to the top of Mount Everest, with...