Promotion of tourism for betterment of Pakistan stressed

Rawalpindi: Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Managing Director Ch Abdul Ghafoor Khan met with General Afzal Rana, Director General, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) on Tuesday and shared his views that tourism is the most neglected sector and there is need to promote it for the betterment of the country.

He said that through tourism soft image of Pakistan can be portrayed and this project has been divided into different categories and the top priority of PTDC is religious tourism. He shared his current plans that PTDC is working on the opening a TV channel specifically for the promotion of tourism. He also mentioned that PTDC can also export the holy water of Sikhs and the water of Hindus from Katas Raj.

He also said we have to develop the mindset Hindus and Sikhs and we have to convince them that we are here to facilitate them for the purpose of tourism is to promote their holy places in Pakistan.

General Afzal Rana shared his opinion that tourism can only be promoted if we change the mindset of general public and provides them awareness about the modernisation that is happening globally in the area of tourism. He ensured his full cooperation for the purpose of tourism and said we can also provide helicopter and airplane for air safari on rent for tourism. He mentioned that FWO has an enormous piece of land that can be utilised for tourism purposes. He added that FWO will facilitate PTDC in every possible way for this great purpose.