TheĀ barbaricĀ attacks on Mumbai hotels and attack on Islamabad Marriott raise doubts in the travel trade about how safe the big renowned luxury hotels are. We have seen some terrorism activities in surroundings of this type of hotels in past but never at such magnitude as in Mumbai Taj or in…
Month: November 2008
Bomby attacked by terrorist
MUMBAI: At least 80 people are killed in a shamless attacks apparently aimed at tourists in India’s largest city Mumbai, and television channels said Westerners mostly british were being held hostage at two five star hotels The Taj Mumbai and the Oboe. The incident started with gun fires at the…
Makli & other archeological sites to be preserved.
25th Nov 2008 The minister for culture and tourism Sindh province, Sassui Palejo has said that historical places and archaeological sites in Sindh had been declared as protected heritage under the Antiquities Act 1975 and responsibilities for their upkeep and maintenance lay with the Archaeological department, the government of Pakistan….
ZONG launches cellphone coverage on Karakoram Highway
ZONG the chinese cell phone company operating in Pakistan since 2 years has has launched the provision of its network coverage along Karakoram Highway (KKH) and in major Northern Areas. Telenor and Sco already has cell phone services in many parts of the Northern areas. ZONGs Phone service will includes…
Northern Areas to be renamed as Gilgit Baltistan
GILGIT, Nov 24: Northern Areas Legislative Assembly (NALA) on Monday approved recommendations of its select committee, which had proposed that the Northern Areas should be renamed as Gilgit-Baltistan.? The legislative assembly speaker, Malik Mohammad Miskeen, presided over the proceedings of the house. Member of the legislative assembly (MLA) Fida Mohammad…
New Buddhist site discovered at Taxila
TAXILA, Nov 23: Archaeologists have discovered different pieces of sculptures dating back to 3rd – 5th century AD during excavation and preservation of Jinnan Wali Dehri Buddhist Monastery and Stupa, about 13 kilometers north of Taxila.The Deputy Director of Archeology and incharge of the Archeological department Taxila, Mr. Mohammad Bahadur…
Murree to be declared pollution-free town
RAWALPINDI, Nov 16: The Punjab government has decided to declare Murree as a pollutionfree tourism town, and in this regard surveys and studies will be conducted to develop a master plan for the most popular hill station. As part of the decision, Murree has been declared as environment sensitive area…
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