Pakistan carries great tourism potential: Shibli Faraz

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday said Pakistan has become an attractive destination for tourists from all over the globe.

On a social media website Twitter, Shibli Faraz said that 100 percent booking at tourist destinations was proof that the tourism industry in Pakistan was gradually growing.

The minister further said, “It is a clear demonstration of restoration of economic activities and the restoration of public confidence”. people must implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), he added.

دنیابھر کے سیاحوں کیلئے پاکستان ایک پرکشش منزل بن چکا ہے۔ سیاحتی مقامات پر 100 فیصد بکنگ اس بات کا ثبوت ہے کہ پاکستان میں سیاحت کی صنعت بتدریج فروغ پا رہی ہے۔ یہ معاشی سرگرمیوں اور عوام کے بحال ہوتے اعتماد کا واضح اظہار ہے۔عوام ایس اوپیز پر عملدرآمد ضرور کریں۔

— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) August 17, 2020

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced the reopening of the tourism industry and allowed all overseas Pakistanis to return home after the National Coordination Committee gave the go-ahead to self-quarantine policy for Covid-19 patients among them.

The government had imposed lockdown some three months ago but gradually lifted the restrictions in phases in view of the livelihoods of daily wage earners. Many businesses and industries have been reopened but those under the Negative List of the government are still shut.