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Saturday, September 27, 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have stressed the need for using tourism as a potential economic engine, saying that it is important to maintain the standards of tourist industry, and save tourists and inhabitants from facing climatic changes.
In his message on the 'World Tourism Day' being observed throughout the world on (Sep 27) with the theme of supporting measures adopted to prevent sudden climatic changes, President Zardari said: "These climatic changes are a great challenge in the path of achieving international development targets."
The President said Pakistan is contributing in the international efforts to counter the unusual climatic changes besides taking steps for promotion of tourism.
"The rich culture and the civilisations of Harappa, Moenjodaro and Gandhara which existed here, are a great source of attraction for the tourists.
The Northern Areas are a tourist paradise, visited by thousands of tourists every year," he said, adding, tourism in a way cannot only highlight the beautiful planet Earth, but also generate much-needed revenue which in turn can be used to manage the threat of global climate change.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan intends to play its due role to prevent the climate change that has become a real critical challenge for the world.
In his message on the occasion of World Tourism Day being observed on September 27, the prime minister said: "In the present age, environmental changes have affected our lives adversely. Our very existence on this earth will be in danger if we did not counter serious issues like dry seasons lasting for years, drought-like conditions in vast swathes of territory, continuous rains for months, flash-floods, thunder storms, rising temperature of the world and melting glaciers. This is the reason why ëclimate changeí has been made the topic of World Tourism Day."
"To stop this change, is the need of the hour and Pakistan intends to play its due role in this regard," the prime minister said. He said when tourist industry grows the economy of the country grows consequently.
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