LAHORE: The Saudi government is considering different visa options that would allow women to perform Hajj without a male guardian, reports have claimed. As per Saudi law, women, are allowed to perform the annual pilgrimage only with a male guardian, while there is an exception for women older than 45, who can perform the ritual in groups. Reports emerging claimed that the Kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is considering the option of granting visit visas for tourism and also for religious purposes, and women might be allowed to travel without male guardians. The official said there were about 750…
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PESHAWAR: A nine-member delegation from Thailand on Wednesday visited archaeological sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Peshawar Museum and evinced keen interest in the findings and discoveries of Buddhism and Buddhist heritage. The delegation, comprising chief monk and monks, officials of Archaeology and Museums visited Takht Bhai Ruins and Peshawar Museum and performed worship. They also received briefing on Peshawar Museum, Buddhism heritage sites in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archaeology and Museums Director Dr Abdul Samad briefed the monks on the archaeological sites in Peshawar, Takht Bhai ruins, Buddhism, gallery of Buddhist statues, antiques and artifacts in the museum. He said that…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan must launch tourism campaigns that should be shown in targeted countries in order to attract more and more tourists as the country possesses huge potential in the tourism sector. This was said by Spanish Ambassador Manuel Duran. “In Spain we have all seen wonderful initiatives from countries that have been totally unknown to Spanish tourists and the results have been very positive,” he added. Croatia, Malta, and other European countries that were not known by Spanish travelers were now typical summer favorites and that was all thanks to very well planned campaigns and agreements with low budget airlines…
KARACHI: On Wednesday, 29th October flynas and its GSA-Pakistan Bukhari Travel and tourism Services organized a notable gathering consisting of all leading travel agents of Karachi at the Pearl Continental Hotel. The event was organized to honour the most productive, well performing and top seller travel agents of Karachi by giving them appreciation Awards. While addressing the full house gathering Mr. Manzoor Thanvi, Country Manager-Pakistan Flynas said, “I am thankful to the government of Pakistan, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authorities and Ministry of Aviation for making it possible for us to operate three flights from Karachi to Jeddah per week. I…
KARACHI: The PAS 2017 award winner, FocusPK held its much-awaited annual event, Women in FocusPk successfully initiated last year and focusing on dynamic women who have contributed immeasurably to society and their country at large, here, at the Governor House, Sindh, last week. The exclusive event was attended by corporate personalities, celebs, socialites, media and enterprising women from various professions. These awards were held in support of breast cancer awareness as a national cause for women’s health in Pakistan. The event was hosted by renowned TV and film actor and chairperson of FocusPK, Atiqa Odho. After recitation of the Holy…
CANBERRA: The giant monolith, once better known to visitors as Ayers Rock is permanently off limits from Saturday, October 26. Uluru is sacred to its indigenous custodians, the Anangu people, who have long implored tourists not to climb. Only 16% of visitors went up in 2017 when the ban was announced but the climb has been packed in recent weeks. On Friday, climbers faced a delayed start to the climb due to dangerously strong winds. After parks officials deemed the climb safe to open, hundreds of people made the trek up. The entrance gate was due to be closed at…
PESHAWAR: The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) in collaboration with the Sizzler Training Institute for Hoteling and Restaurants organised a one-day training workshop on hospitality and tourism industry for the staff of hotels and restaurants in Malakand division. Around 100 staff members from hotels and restaurants in Fizzagat, Kalam and Mahodhand of Swat district received training on hospitality and tourism industry. The workshop was aimed at training the hoteliers and catering staff to professionally better serve and help the international and domestic tourists in season and off-season during their visit to the scenic places and stay in the hotels and…
MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, proudly received today its seventh Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Bahrain International Airport in its special 70th anniversary livery which showcases the airline’s iconic vintage design from the last century with a revamped look. A number of VIP guests from the aviation industry and members of the media joined Gulf Air’s executive management at the welcoming event and viewed the new aircraft with its redesigned vintage version of the Golden Falcon Lockheed TriStar livery, representing Gulf Air’s iconic design from the 1970s. With the arrival of this special aircraft, Gulf…
LAHORE: After protracted negotiations, Pakistan and India have finally signed an agreement to open the Kartarpur corridor for Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, one of Sikhism’s holiest pilgrimage sites in Narowal district of Punjab visa free.The issue of a $20 service fee imposed by Islamabad however, remained unresolved. The agreement paves the way for the inauguration of the Corridor next month ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, and will enable devotees to visit throughout the year the holy shrine located around 6 km from the border in Narowal district…
LONDON: British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner. The incident, which saw the loss of 224 lives, with linked to the Islamic State group. Egyptian officials have admitted the airport fell well short of international security standards. However, there have been major improvements since, the UK department of transport argued.This move is the first step in the resumption of flights to Sharm El-Sheikh, which is a popular destination for UK holidaymakers. Grant Shapps, secretary of state for transport, said:…