TEHRAN, Aug 30 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari has called for diversifying trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He urged for urgently removing the obstacles in way of having greater economic interaction between the two countries. President Zaradari expressed these views during the meeting with Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa…
Month: August 2012
Kaghan Valley travel guide published
An NGO in Islamabad has published a new travel guide on Kaghan Valley in collaboration with Tourism Promotion Association of Kaghan Valley (T-PAK). The main focus of this travel guide is to promote eco-friendly recreational and adventure tourism in the beautiful Valley of Kaghan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said President, Sustainable…
Thai Salesmonk Urges Visits to Buddhist Sites in Pakistan
BANGKOK ? A prominent Thai Buddhist monk has called on the world?s Buddhists to visit Pakistan if they wish to get a better idea of Buddhist history and the centres of learning that contributed to its spread. Describing himself as a ?salesmonk? rather than a ?salesman? for the Buddhist heritage…
Belgian paraglider makes a record of flying, treking across Karakoram Range
ISLAMABAD: The Belgian paraglider and adventurer Thomas De Dorlodot has become the first ever lone pilot to bivouac ? fly and trek across the great Karakorum Range in Pakistan. On his record making adventure the 27-year-old paraglider treked 300 kilometres and flew Hispar, Biafo and Baltoro, the three of the…
A look at Fishermen of Pakistan
A nosy boat starts off at the Karachi fish harbour. The boatman wearing a Pakistani Shalwar Kamees and a west coat with a US flag undocks the boat to embark on 5 – 7 days journy in the deep sea. The fishermen known as “Mahigeer” or Meer Bahar are identified…
Japanese movie filmed in Hunza
KARIMABAD ?– The northern Hunza area of Pakistan was the model of James Hilton’s novel “Lost Horizon” he called it “Shangri-La”. Now a Japanese film has taken the step to do a film in this area. The shooting of a Japanese movie began this month in Hunza, an area of…
Korea-Pakistan Friendship Association team visits Pakistan Board of Investment
LAHORE: A four-member delegation of Korea-Pakistan Friendship Association visited the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) on Monday. Korean former ambassador to Pakistan Shin-Un meeting with Chief Executive Officer PBIT, Habib Ur Rehman Gilani said Korea was interested in exporting products to Pakistan and looking to tap into the…
Survey for tourism of Punjab in September
MULTAN, Aug 11: The government of Punjab has decided to go ahead with two tourism promotion projects, including installation of a chairlift and a cable car at Fort Munro and rehabilitation of Indus Queen, a 145-year-old ship that used to float on the River Indus but now is in a…
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