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...

SOPs for tourists issued as Punjab prepares to reopen tourism

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for visitors as it prepares to reopen the tourism sector in...

Govt to launch national tourism promotion app

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) would launch a national tourism promotion application to provide the necessary and latest information to...

Govt to deliberate ‘tourism reopening plan’ after Eid

NCOC will take a decision in this regard after evaluating the ground situation of coronavirus in the country

Turkish investors express keen interest in Pakistan’s tourism sector

ISLAMABAD: As the government has decided to involve the private sector in the country’s hospitality industry, the Tourism Hotel Managers Association of...

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...

NYT lists Lahore among ‘top places to visit in 2021’

ISLAMABAD: The historic walled city of Lahore was enlisted in 52 dream destinations for tourism lovers to visit in 2021 by the New...

China, a popular foreign destination for Pakistani students

Around 22,000 students from Pakistan are currently studying in the country, according to the Pakistani Embassy in China

KP govt bids to attract international, religious tourism to Gandhara Strip

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to launch the Ghandara Strip, an area that is home to heritage sites and...

Govt likely to appoint Zulfi Bukhari as PTDC BoD chairman

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to appoint Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari...

GB govt strikes deal with NBP to promote homestay tourism

NBP to finance construction of small units along existing houses of GB residents

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

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

Pakistan Biggest Auto Show 2018 concludes with a huge turnout of 300,000 visitors

  LAHORE: The Pakistan Auto Show 2018 concluded at the Expo Centre in Lahore. The three-day grand event, organised by the Pakistan Association of...

Virus-hit Hajj cuts deep for Pakistan pilgrims and businesses

KARACHI: Koran tutor Muhammad Asim should have been packing to leave his Karachi home for Mecca next week to perform one of...