{"id":61602,"date":"2020-02-18T17:12:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=61602"},"modified":"2020-02-18T17:39:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:39:37","slug":"un-sc-praises-pakistans-transformation-into-tourist-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/un-sc-praises-pakistans-transformation-into-tourist-hub.html","title":{"rendered":"UN Secretary General praises Pakistan for becoming global tourist destination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised the country\u2019s transformation into a global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/forbes-ranks-pakistan-among-10-best-under-the-radar-trips-for-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">\u2018tourist destination\u2019<\/a>, according to news sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN Secretary General was particularly vocal in his acclaim for the city of Islamabad, which has once again become a family station for the world body\u2019s staff. He also lauded the massive improvements in \u2018security, basic services and development\u2019 across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-welcomes-ease-us-travel-advisory-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pakistan welcomes ease in US travel advisory (opens in a new tab)\">Pakistan welcomes ease in US travel advisory<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Guterres also\nacknowledged the country\u2019s generosity in accommodating the influx of Afghan\nrefugees during the past few decades, and lauded Pakistan\u2019s support to promote\npeace in Afghanistan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, he further praised the efforts of Pakistani troops that have been deployed in various UN peacekeeping missions in war-ravaged regions of the world. He especially spoke highly of the \u201cprofessionalism and commitment\u201d of the Pakistani troops. He added that Pakistan was one of the \u201cmost consistent and reliable contributors\u201d to UN peacekeeping missions around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/unwto-offers-assistance-tourism-promotion-kp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"UNWTO offers assistance for tourism promotion in KP (opens in a new tab)\">UNWTO offers assistance for tourism promotion in KP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN secretary general went on to state that \u201cPakistan has provided the&nbsp;world&nbsp;with a global public good supporting Afghan refugees and it\u2019s time for the international community to assume its responsibilities, and to support Pakistan very meaningfully.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, he urged the world community to recognize Pakistan\u2019s commitment in promoting peace and stability in the region, and its support for international cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read: <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/ptdc-undp-organise-workshop-on-national-tourism-strategy.html\" target=\"_blank\">PTDC, UNDP organise workshop on National Tourism Strategy<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised the country\u2019s transformation into a global \u2018tourist destination\u2019, according to news sources. The UN Secretary General was particularly vocal in his acclaim for the city of Islamabad, which has once again become a family station for the world body\u2019s staff. He also lauded the massive improvements in \u2018security, basic services and development\u2019 across the country. Read: Pakistan welcomes ease in US travel advisory Mr. Guterres also acknowledged the country\u2019s generosity in accommodating the influx of Afghan refugees during the past few decades, and lauded Pakistan\u2019s support to promote peace in Afghanistan. Likewise, he further praised the efforts of Pakistani troops that have been deployed in various UN peacekeeping missions in war-ravaged regions of the world. He especially spoke highly of the \u201cprofessionalism and commitment\u201d of the Pakistani troops. He added that Pakistan was one of the \u201cmost consistent and reliable contributors\u201d to UN peacekeeping missions around the world. Read: UNWTO offers assistance for tourism promotion in KP The UN secretary general went on to state that \u201cPakistan has provided the&nbsp;world&nbsp;with a global public good supporting Afghan refugees and it\u2019s time for the international community to assume its responsibilities, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":52857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15020,15167],"tags":[1700,19955,19954],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61602","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-social-developments","8":"category-tourism","9":"tag-tourism-in-pakistan","10":"tag-un-peacekeeping","11":"tag-united-nations","12":"cat-15020-id","13":"cat-15167-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN SC praises Pakistan&#039;s transformation into tourist hub- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised the country\u2019s transformation into a global \u2018tourist destination\u2019.\" \/>\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\/un-sc-praises-pakistans-transformation-into-tourist-hub.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UN SC praises Pakistan&#039;s transformation into tourist hub- Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday praised the country\u2019s transformation into a global \u2018tourist destination\u2019.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/un-sc-praises-pakistans-transformation-into-tourist-hub.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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