{"id":61970,"date":"2020-02-26T16:58:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T11:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=61970"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:55:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T06:55:06","slug":"master-vision-to-increase-tourism-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/master-vision-to-increase-tourism-in-pakistan.html","title":{"rendered":"PM\u2019s \u2018Master Vision Plan\u2019 to increase tourism opportunities in Punjab, KP, coastal areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday highlighted the country\u2019s potential for increased tourism; stating that a higher number of foreign traveler visitations would not only strengthen the economy but also create enhanced revenue opportunities for the local population, a news source reported.  Khan made these remarks while chairing a meeting on the promotion of environment-friendly tourism in the country ; geared to deliberate upon the promotion of tourism in Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and the coastal areas of the country, as well as the general preservation and renovation of historical buildings in the northern areas &#8211; under what the government has titled the &#8216;Master Vision Plan&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-home-untapped-tourism-wonders-pm-khan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pakistan home to \u2018untapped tourism wonders\u2019: PM Khan (opens in a new tab)\">Pakistan home to \u2018untapped tourism wonders\u2019: PM Khan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premier further directed the authorities concerned to formulate an advance policy, along with taking the necessary measures, to facilitate the provision of essential facilities to tourists on their arrival in the locations mentioned within the coming months \u2013 keeping in view the areas\u2019 environmental and cultural considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <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=\"Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing (opens in a new tab)\">Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, he placed a six-week time limit on the completion of a\n\u2018Master Vision Plan\u2019 aimed\nat promoting tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan, and the country\u2019s coastal areas. This\nframework is further intended to raise the volume of\nforeign investments in the tourism sector and eventually contribute towards increased infrastructural development in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the session, the PM directed the KP chief secretary to complete the rehabilitation work of government rest houses in the province \u2013 and to hand them over to the private sector for the promotion of local tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cpec-phase-ii-to-promote-trade-of-goods-services-in-2020-umar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"CPEC Phase II to promote trade of goods, services in 2020: Umar (opens in a new tab)\">CPEC Phase II to promote trade of goods, services in 2020: Umar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officials informed Khan that the work of \u2018zoning about tourism\u2019 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had been completed; with the developmental work in three Gilgit-Baltistan zones (Ghizar, Astore and Shigar) having been specifically concluded. He was further told that help was being sought from the Agha Khan Foundation for the protection and renovation of old \u2018heritage\u2019 buildings for tourism purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/mega-projects-planned-promote-tourism-youth-development-tribal-districts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mega projects planned to promote tourism, youth development in tribal districts (opens in a new tab)\">Mega projects planned to promote tourism, youth development in tribal districts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was attended by Advisor to the PM on Environment Malik Amin Aslam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, Special Assistant to the PM on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, Special Assistant to the PM on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Chief Secretary KP, &nbsp;as well as several senior officials and experts from the construction sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday highlighted the country\u2019s potential for increased tourism; stating that a higher number of foreign traveler visitations would not only strengthen the economy but also create enhanced revenue opportunities for the local population, a news source reported. Khan made these remarks while chairing a meeting on the promotion of environment-friendly tourism in the country ; geared to deliberate upon the promotion of tourism in Khyber Pakhunkhwa, Punjab, and the coastal areas of the country, as well as the general preservation and renovation of historical buildings in the northern areas &#8211; under what the government has titled the &#8216;Master Vision Plan&#8217;. Read: Pakistan home to \u2018untapped tourism wonders\u2019: PM Khan The premier further directed the authorities concerned to formulate an advance policy, along with taking the necessary measures, to facilitate the provision of essential facilities to tourists on their arrival in the locations mentioned within the coming months \u2013 keeping in view the areas\u2019 environmental and cultural considerations. Read: Forbes ranks Pakistan among \u201910 Best Under-the-Radar Trips for 2020\u2032 listing Additionally, he placed a six-week time limit on the completion of a \u2018Master Vision Plan\u2019 aimed at promoting tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Balochistan,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":61971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15167],"tags":[1700],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-tourism-in-pakistan","9":"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>Master vision to increase tourism in Pakistan - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday highlighted the country\u2019s potential for increased tourism; 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