PESHAWAR: Over 70 tourists hailing from different walks of life enjoyed a day-long safari train tour to Attock Khurd. A specially invited band performed music to welcome the guests at the platform of historic Peshawar Cantonment Railway Station. The picnickers were also presented bouquets on their arrival. Officials of the Pakistan Railways and the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) warmly welcomed the tourists. Attock Khurd, located in Attock district of Punjab, houses the historical Attock Fort built by the Mughal King Akbar in 1581. Bahram ki Baradari is another Mughal-era monument situated at the ridge of mountains on the southern…
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KARACHI: Asia live Restaurant of Avari Towers is known for its’ diversified and extensive menu. They have an array of varieties of food but Thursday nights are all about Italian cuisine. Starting off with the appetisers, there’s a wide range of freshly baked bread, salmon on toast, an enormous salad bar which offers a variety of flavors and textures. Alongside the appetizers were cheese platters, consisting of a large variety of different types of cheese which put the customers cheese cravings to rest. Minestrone soup was something extraordinary, the slightly tangy flavor with multicolored bell peppers and macaroni played an…
FAISALABAD: AXCESS Institute of Education and Training (AIET) Faisalabad Branch organised training workshop on “Emotional Intelligence and Student-Teacher Interaction” on 12 Jan 2019 at Royalton Hotel Faisalabad. Principals and head teachers of public and private schools participated. Dr. Fizza Sabir, a renowned Education Consultant from University of Adelaide, Australia conducted the workshop. Mrs. Madiha Mohib, Chief Trainer AIET welcomed all participants. Major Nasir Manzoor (R), Managing Director AIET, highlighted the importance of education and role of AIET in sharing valuable knowledge and promoting education. Major General Nasrallah Tahir Dogar, HI(M), Chairman AIET in closing remarks thanked all participants for their…
KARACHI: The renowned Marco Polo, located at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi put the city’s seafood cravings to a rest by hosting an exquisite and extravagant seafood festival from the 17th to the 20th of January 2019. The buffet comprised of a vast variety purely of seafood. The chefs at Marco Polo have used their years of experience and expertise to prepare dishes in a manner evoking full flavours by using quality, seasonal ingredients combined through genuine cooking techniques to provide their customers with the best seafood experience. The seafood being offered at their buffet is not restricted to one cuisine,…
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD Our readers will recall that throughout the past many years, in this space, on this page, we have proactively drawn attention to the various national institutions in our Tourism Industry and to their work, efforts, achievements and potentials. One such institution, rather the major such institution being PIA, we have often addressed its doings, problems, abilities, efforts and achievements. Against its projected privatization, we have been unambiguous. Our opposition to privatization of the national carrier has hinged primarily on the professional expertise, professionalism, sense of belonging and manifested dedication in its core personnel in its…
PESHAWAR: A two-member delegation of women tourists from Italy visited the historic places, busy bazaars and enjoyed spicy foods in Peshawar. During their visit to various places, the Italian tourists identified as Laura and Dara mingled with the people and evinced a keen interest in the art, traditional foods, jewelry, cultural items and city’s ancient structures. The Italian tourists came to Peshawar and visited crowded Meena Bazaar, historic Sethi House, Ghanta Ghar, Chowk Yadgar, Gor Khatri, Peshawar Museum, Heritage Trail, various bazaars in Saddar locality and enjoyed spicy foods in Namakmandi. The foreign visitors also purchased some cultural and unique…
SIALKOT: The first flight (PK-720) of PIA carrying 300 passengers from Paris Via Barcelona arrived at the Sialkot airport. Upon arrival, the flight was welcomed with water cannon salute. PIA and SIAL together hosted a launch ceremony at the airport with Minister for Aviation Mian Muhammad Soomro presiding over the event on Sunday,20 January The passengers were given a warm welcome by Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Youth Affairs Usman Dar, SIAL Chairman Nadeem Qureshi, Provincial Minister for Special Education Chaudhry Muhammad Ikhlaq, senior PIA officials and travel industry leaders. Soomro then formally launched PIA’s Europe-bound flights…
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Karachi is emerging again as a city of light. When we took the charge of the government security situation of Karachi was in very bad condition and at that time no one can dare to do such events in the Karachi that today arts council of Pakistan Karachi is organizing. He was addressing to the oath taking ceremony of newly elected governing body and co-opted members of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi and inauguration of the new Ahmed Shah building. He said that today situation of the city is…
JAKATA: Indonesian officials said Monday, 14 December, in a possible boost to the accident investigation, Ridwan Djamaluddin, a deputy maritime minister, told reporters that Cockpit Voice Recorder & remain of some of the 189 people who died in the crash were also discovered at the seabed location. “We got confirmation this morning from the National Transportation Safety Committee’s Chairman,” Djamaluddin said. How to weigh safety of foreign airlines? These tools can help travelers A spokesman for the Indonesian navy’s western fleet, Lt. Col. Agung Nugroho, said divers using high-tech “ping locator” equipment had started a new search effort Friday and…
UAE: Etihad Airways has agreed to raise its stake in Jet Airways India Ltd. to 49 per cent as founder and Chairman Naresh Goyal gives up majority control of the carrier, potentially paving the way for the rescue of the cash-starved company, according to television reports. A television channel reported the Etihad stake increase Monday, 14 January while other said Goyal’s stake could drop to as low as 20 per cent from 51 per cent after the revamp, and his voting rights would be capped at 10 per cent. The airline didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comments. Jet…