{"id":104751,"date":"2026-02-04T14:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104751"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T09:25:10","slug":"thandiani-itz-gets-kp-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/thandiani-itz-gets-kp-approval.html","title":{"rendered":"Concession agreement approved for Thandiani Integrated Tourism Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Peshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the concession agreement for the Thandiani Integrated Tourism Zone (ITZ), marking a major step in the province\u2019s efforts to promote sustainable tourism through private sector participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi formally approved and signed the concession agreement while chairing the ninth meeting of the provincial Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee. Following the signing, the chief minister directed the relevant authorities to ensure immediate progress on the project in coordination with the private partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thandiani ITZ is the first Integrated Tourism Zone in Pakistan to be developed under a public-private partnership model. The project aims to transform Thandiani, a well-known hill station, into a modern and environmentally responsible tourism destination by attracting private investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/thandiani-resort-sustainable-growth.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KP\u2019s Thandiani Resort aims for sustainable growth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the meeting, Afridi said Integrated Tourism Zones are flagship initiatives in the tourism sector and stressed that their development must strictly follow environment-friendly principles. He added that the provincial government is pursuing former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s vision of making tourism a key driver of economic stability and growth in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials briefed the meeting that the project will span 400 kanals and will be developed in four zones through three separate development packages. Designed to cater to tourists of all age groups, the project includes up to 14 potential tourism ventures, the construction of three new hotels or condotels, and a total of 263 hotel and resort keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government expects the project to enhance tourism infrastructure, generate employment, and help unlock the province\u2019s vast tourism potential while maintaining environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peshawar: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the concession agreement for the Thandiani Integrated Tourism Zone (ITZ), marking a major step in the province\u2019s efforts to promote sustainable tourism through private sector participation. Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi formally approved and signed the concession agreement while chairing the ninth meeting of the provincial Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee. Following the signing, the chief minister directed the relevant authorities to ensure immediate progress on the project in coordination with the private partner. The Thandiani ITZ is the first Integrated Tourism Zone in Pakistan to be developed under a public-private partnership model. The project aims to transform Thandiani, a well-known hill station, into a modern and environmentally responsible tourism destination by attracting private investment. Read: KP\u2019s Thandiani Resort aims for sustainable growth Addressing the meeting, Afridi said Integrated Tourism Zones are flagship initiatives in the tourism sector and stressed that their development must strictly follow environment-friendly principles. He added that the provincial government is pursuing former prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s vision of making tourism a key driver of economic stability and growth in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Officials briefed the meeting that the project will span 400 kanals and will be developed in four zones through three&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":94259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[63485,71107,68411,71105,71108,60345,27303,63427,71106,61285,60501],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-eco-friendly-tourism","9":"tag-hill-station-development","10":"tag-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-government-2","11":"tag-kp-cm-muhammad-sohail-afridi","12":"tag-pakistan-tourism-policy","13":"tag-private-sector-investment","14":"tag-public-private-partnership","15":"tag-sustainable-tourism","16":"tag-thandiani-integrated-tourism-zone","17":"tag-tourism-development","18":"tag-tourism-infrastructure","19":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thandiani ITZ gets KP approval - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The project aims to transform Thandiani, a well-known hill station, into a modern and environmentally responsible tourism destination...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/thandiani-itz-gets-kp-approval.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thandiani ITZ gets KP approval - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The project aims to transform Thandiani, a well-known hill station, into a modern and environmentally responsible tourism destination...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/thandiani-itz-gets-kp-approval.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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