BEIJING: China’s Sichuan Publishing Group presented 200 sets of King Gesar, an epic story of the East, to Pakistan as a token of the deep-rooted historical cultural ties between the two countries at a ceremony held at Tsinghua University. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana A. Hashmi, Chief Guest of the event said she would present the precious collection to the National Library of Pakistan. Due to geographic proximity, the culture, language, lifestyle and architecture of people living in Baltistan of northern Pakistan are similar to those of the Tibet ethnic minority in China. King Gesar is a hero-worshiped by Tibetan,…
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RAWALPINDI: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has directed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to constitute a taskforce to help facilitate passengers stranded at airports because of severe weather conditions. The Minister on Thursday directed airport Chief Operating Officers, airport managers, terminal managers and duty terminal managers of various airports to interact with passengers whose flights have been delayed because of the weather in light of the prevailing fog situation in the country. Airport, deputy airport and terminal managers should ensure that they are present in passenger lounges and boarding areas to monitor the situation and pre-empt anything untoward. Mr.…
LAHORE: Punjab Youth Affairs, sports, Archaeology and Tourism Secretary Ehsan Bhutta on Wednesday visited Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) office. According to TDCP sources, during the visit the secretary visited different sections of TDCP and met the officers. TDCP Managing Director Tanveer Jabbar apprised the secretary about the ongoing and new projects of the tourism department. He also briefed about the arrangements with regard to coming 15th Cholistan Jeep Rally which would be held in 2nd week of February. Ehsan Bhutta expressed satisfaction over the performance of the department and emphasized upon utilizing the capabilities as per the vision…
NEW DEHLI: India’s tourism industry has been hit by a wave of violent anti-government protests across the country against a new citizenship law, with at least seven countries issuing travel warnings. At least 25 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters, and demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which critics see as anti-Muslim. The United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Israel, Singapore, Canada and Taiwan have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to either refrain from visiting or to exercise caution when visiting regions embroiled in India’s protests. Officials estimate that in the past two weeks,…
MONTERAL: The main trade association of global airlines ended 2019 with pledges to address two of the biggest issues facing the industry: the glaring shortage of women in leading positions and the growing “flight-shaming” movement. The International Air Travel Association (IATA), which has around 290 member airlines, acknowledged it needs to communicate better with the general public on commitments it made years ago to reduce carbon emissions amid escalating concerns about global warming. The trade body also started a campaign to address the gender imbalance in civil aviation by increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles. “There’s massive…
ISLAMABAD: Serena Hotels hosted the closing ceremony of the 5th edition of the Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF) in Kehkeshan Hall, Islamabad Serena Hotel. The chief guest on the occasion was Ms. Midhat Shahzad, Secretary to the AJK Government for Information, Tourism and IT, who carries the distinction of being first female secretary to the Government in AJK. Mr. Wajahat Malik, founder of PIMFF welcomed the guests to the ceremony. “The Last Mountain” was one of the most extraordinary films in the programme, a feature length Polish film about the winter expedition that took place in 2018. PIMFF screens…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is a land of unimaginable beauty, hidden natural wonders and untapped tourism potential. He said this on Sunday in a Twitter message which came after a travel magazine, Wanderlust, listed nine destinations of Pakistan for adventurers in 2020, from the magical Himalayan valleys to lunar landscapes of bubbling mud volcanoes. The magazine described the 2020 hot list destinations in Pakistan that offer diversity of extraordinary natural beauty without crowds. Wanderlust lists from world’s longest Baltoro Glacier, stretching 63km, to 800-metre tall Trango Towers, world’s highest Deosai plateau, Hunza Valley and Attabad…
SOUTHLAKE-TEXAS: Sabre Corporation, the leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, issued a statement regarding its relationship with Air India. The following is for attribution to Kristin Hays, Vice President – global communications for Sabre: “After a successful 20-year relationship, Air India has decided to discontinue distributing its content through the Sabre GDS. Consequently, Air India content is no longer available to Sabre-connected travel agencies, effective today. “We are very disappointed that Air India decided to withdraw from Sabre. We believe that access to Sabre’s global network of travel agencies provides great value to Air India.…
ABU DHABI: Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that UAE residents can enter the country for a period not exceeding 30 days without a pre-entry visa, reported Emirati news agency Wam. The decision, which will come into effect from January 1, 2020, was announced through a related decree signed by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The decision stipulates that it is necessary to present a residency permit valid for at least 90 days upon entering Uzbekistan, said the Wam report. Uzbekistan had earlier in March exempted UAE citizens holding diplomatic, private, and ordinary passports from requiring…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD The snowfall marks the Beginning of the winter tourism season in the country. Tourism related concerns are expecting to do some good business, especially those in northern area and Kashmir including Swat, as they had some bad years in the past business wise; if not to list up other damages of terrorism in the heavenly snowcapped, our Northern Areas. Now once again, with the grace of Almighty Allah the region is fully peaceful and safe and is open for tourists. It would be much better for the region if domestic tourists give extra importance to…