Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor has said more PTDC motels will be established in Gilgit-Baltistan especially in Shigar valley because these areas attracting thousands of tourists annually. Talking…
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Cultural heritage inspires Buddhist tourists in Swat
MINGORA: Buddhist tourists from Thailand on Wednesday praised the scenic beauty, pleasant weather and rich cultural heritage of ancient Buddhism in Swat valley and invited tourists from Southeast Asia to visit the…
NOC for foreigners to visit Swat no longer required
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government After having a meeting with the Pakistan Tour Operators Association on Wednesday KPG government’s home department has lifted the ban on foreigners tourists visit to Malakand Division….
The wine-makers of Pakistan’s Hunza Valley
The hems of his jeans rolled, Ahsan* climbs barefoot up a tree to pick the grapes dangling from climbing vines, defying hostile religious injunctions against alcohol to celebrate a wine-making tradition of…
Karakorum Highway closed at 5 places due to Earthquake
NDMA National Desaster Management Authority has reported that Karakorum Highway has been blocked at 4 different places due to landslides caused by earthquake today. Over 7 people have also died in Gilgit…
Glaciers in Pakistan melting faster than rest of the world
According to a new Pakistan Economic Survey 2014-15 the glaciers in the northern Pakistan’s mountain of Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush range are melting faster than the rest of the world. Pakistan is…
Silk Road Tourism Ministers commit to travel facilitation and closer marketing cooperation
The 7th UNWTO International Meeting on Silk Road Tourism agreed to advance travel facilitation, promote a “Visit the Silk Road” Programme and step up efforts to develop tourism routes and enhance human…
Adrian Gonzalez from Mexico hunts Markhor Trophy in Chitral
CHITRAL: Mr. Adrian Gonzalez a Mexican trophy hunter successfully hunted the Kashmir markhor in Toshi Shasha conservancy here. The permission of trophy costed over Rs. 10 million and the Markhor was aged…
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…
Museum in the mountains of Pakistan
The last boat that could have taken me back to Karimabad had already left. With little money in my pocket, 1 could not afford to hire an expensive private boat for a…
A journery via Chilam Astore
Chilam 3,406 m is the highest altitude village in Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, it is 53 km away from Astore, which link to Deosai, Burzil Pass, Minimurag and Gultari. It is an absolutely beautiful…
Climate observatory in Deosai being set up by Italian researchers, PMD and Wapda.
The Deosai plateau, located at an average height of 4,000 metres above sea level, is among the highest plateaus in the world. For over half the year, Deosai is snow-bound. Tn the…