If I said ‘Pakistan is at an important juncture of its history’, I know most people would laugh or shrug it off as something they have been told a million times already. So, I have decided to fashion seven measures and leave it to the readers to use them to…
Month: December 2014
UNWTO and UNESCO to organize first World Conference on Tourism and Culture
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will bring together, for the first time, Ministers of Tourism and Ministers of Culture from around the world, experts and stakeholders from both sectors to explore new models of partnership between tourism and culture (Siem Reap, Cambodia, 4-6 February 2015). Cultural tourism…
Rawalpindi’s dilapidated Shamshan Ghat
ccording to Hindu religious practice, a Shamshan Ghat (cremation ground) is built near rivers or fresh streams so that ashes can be disposed of after cremation. One such old Shamshan Ghat is located at Tipu Road near Nullah Leh in Rawalpindi. In the past, the Leh Nullah used to be…
Italian Envoy Reaffirms Commitment To Dev Swat Archaeological Tourism
Swat Museum renovated with Italian Govt assistance, opens after six years Thursday, December 11, 2014 – Swat—Swat Museum that was razed to ground six years ago by the militants opened here Wednesday after due renovation and repairs. Directorate of Archaeology and Museums Khyber Pakhtunkhwa expects that opening of the museum…
Islamabad Metro to begin operation January end
RAWALPINDI: The Government will not wait for the completion of Kashmir Highway interchange and open the metro bus service by the end of January. Apparently disturbed by the criticism of political parties as well as road users, the government wants to start the service within the stipulated time. Opposition parties,…
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