Tag: pakistan tourism

  • COVID-19: Tourists can enter Gilgit after showing medical reports

    COVID-19: Tourists can enter Gilgit after showing medical reports

    The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan has decided to restart tourism-related activities in the province, Chief Minister’s(CM) spokesperson said on Friday.

    Caretaker Chief Minister Mir Afzal Khan has issued a few directions to open the tourism sector in the province under strict standard operating procedures (SOP)s.

    According to details, entrance of the tourists will be subject to the clearance of medical reports, the spokesperson said, adding that the travellers will be allowed to enter the province from August 8 (Saturday).

    Earlier, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar had announced that dine-in restaurants and beauty salons across Pakistan will reopen on August 10 as the country reported a decline in coronavirus cases.

    Sports and games would be allowed to resume but without spectators and pillion-riding was also permitted.

    The move to reopen the country came after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) and discussion on recommendations in the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), he said, referring to the primary body that overlooks the efforts against the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan.

  • KP govt to launch world’s longest, highest cable car project

    KP govt to launch world’s longest, highest cable car project

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to set up a 14-kilometre long cable car, which will connect the scenic tourist resort of Kumrat in Upper Dir with Madaklasht area of Chitral.

    According to a statement by the KP government, the decision was taken in a meeting of the tourism department, chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and attended by Tourism Secretary Mohammad Abid Majeed and other senior officials.

    The meeting gave go ahead to the department to make a detailed feasibility study and engineering design of the project.

    The statement said that the cable car project would be the longest and highest of its kind in the world. After completion, it was likely to appeal to eight million foreign and local tourists to the province and create employment opportunities.

    The project would have car parking facilities on both the stations. It will also have an intermediate station with a restaurant and many other facilities. The project will be completed in five to six months.

     “The proposed cable car will be built on international standards which, on completion, would attract foreign and local tourists in a large number. The project is environment-friendly and feasible on the grounds that no land acquisition process is involved therein,” said the statement.

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  • VIDEO: Superstar Vlogger Dear Alyne visits Pakistan in 100 dollars and can’t get enough

    World famous vlogger, Nas Daily has traveled the world and made videos that have been shared millions of times. His girlfriend Alyne has now also started her own vlog and her last post is a video on Pakistan. She visited Pakistan for “The most AFFORDABLE Adventure” Episode 3, showing how you can have a great vacation in Pakistan for 100 dollars.

    She gushes about the fact that Pakistan is such a hospitable country that you usually don’t have to pay because people give away things for free and how the perception that Pakistan is dangerous is not true – she visited areas up north that have an almost zero crime rate.

    About to visit a hospital

    She also visits a hospital and talks about how cheap it is to get medical services in Pakistan.

    WATCH VIDEO:

    https://www.facebook.com/dearalyne/videos/482780485921143/

    As Pakistanis are also coming to the realization of how beautiful their country is and are planning more and more trips up north, so are foreigners. The hospitality and beauty of our nation is heartwarming and looks like people can’t get enough.