LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed his resolve to promote cultural activities and revive famous horse and cattle show as well as traditional festivals across the province. He suggested that known personalities belonging to art and culture should be made brand ambassadors in Clean and Green Pakistan campaign as well. The Chief Minister has in this regard started consulting provincial cultural committee members to promote cultural activities in the province. The cultural committee members led by socialite Yousaf Salahuddin called on the Chief Minister here on Wednesday and presented different proposals for the protection of heritage and culture of…
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HELSINKI: Flydubai has inaugurated its new daily service to Helsinki, Finland, becoming the first national carrier for the UAE to offer direct flights from Dubai. The inaugural flight departed yesterday from Terminal 2, Dubai International Airport (DXB) and landed at Helsinki Airport (HEL) just before midnight. Dubai-based carrier offers year-round direct flights to Finland. The new route is code-shared with Emirates and gives passengers access to more than 200 destinations worldwide on the combined network. Finland attracts more than 6 million tourists a year, but most flights to the market so far have been seasonal. The new scheduled direct flights…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) has been informed about the formation of new policy in the light of the instructions from Prime Minister Imran Khan for promotion of tourism in the county and provision of facilities of international standards to local and foreign tourists. According to sources, before the forthcoming meeting of the national tourism task force, Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Secretary Jamil Ahmed would collect proposals from all four provincial tourism ministers and federal members and forward them to the PM Secretariat. The proposals would be included in the new tourism policy after the PM’s approval.…
KARACHI: On the 22nd of October 2018, Country Manager-Pakistan, Qatar Airways, Mr. Ahmad Mir, died in a tragic car accident. The heart breaking news saddens the travel, tourism, hotel, airline and aviation industries of Pakistan. The management and members of TAAP, PHA, PATA and SKAL International Karachi expressed their grief and sent massages of condolences to the grieved Family and Qatar Airways. Reportedly the accident took place in the US, while Ahmad Mir was travelling to Niagara Falls. Mir was accompanied by his mother and family on vacation and was heading to the falls for sightseeing. The accident was…
KARACHI: Last Week Beach Luxury Hotel organized a Prawn & Lobster Festival at its Famous Sea food Restaurant ‘Casbah’. The Consular Corp and a cross section of the city’s elite had responded to the invitation and enjoyed the best sea food in town. Mr. Grant Raubenheimer, VP Operations & General Manager Avari Hotels and General Manager Beach Luxury Hotel, Mr. Azeem Qureshi greeted the distinguish guests and performed ribbon cutting ceremony along with Consul Generals of many counties. [huge_it_slider id=”297″]
WRITTEN BY CH. FAISAL MAHMOOD It is very satisfying that the new government really tourism focused and doing things priority wise. Pushing tourism forward without a comprehensive tourism policy formed by the thorough input of all major stakeholders & tourism intellectuals is impossible. As the news are coming that the Ministry for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) has invited all the provinces including Gilgit-baltistan to send their valuable suggestions, recommendations, ideas and proposals to form new tourism policy. We hope un like our Aviation policy, our new tourism policy will beneficial for tourism industry Our hopes are high that Khan would…
LONDON: Heathrow invests £50 million to expand its use of facial biometrics throughout the airport, ahead of a full roll out by next summer. The idea is to use facial recognition technology, like that found on e-passport kiosks, throughout the airport so that passengers don’t have to verify their identity multiple times as they pass through the terminal. So how is that £50 million being spent, what technology is underpinning this ambitious project and what are the security and privacy concerns that need to be addressed? First off the airport is keen to reiterate that it has been using facial…
ISLAMABAD: Hashoo Group owners of the Pearl Continental and Marriott Hotels in Pakistan hosted the first of a five-ensemble violin performance ‘Stradivaria’ at Islamabad Marriott yesterday. The performance kicked off with a press meet with Chief Sales, Marketing and Revenue Officer Lashley Pulsipher and Ambassador of France His Excellency Dr. Marc Barety and Ambassador of German His excellency Martin Kobler. Speaking to press about the completion of a centennial of the end of World War I, the performances will be hosted in four cities across Pakistan, aiming to strengthen and boost bilateral cooperation in third countries, even more so in…
LAHORE: An Internationally-renowned and acclaimed Pakistani artist, social and peace worker and philanthropist Jimmy Engineer whose brilliant work has won him more awards than any other Pakistani artist including a Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Civil Award) for Art from the Government of Pakistan in 2005 and worldwide recognition and fame has recently conducted his month long goodwill visit to Canada, he said, “the sole purpose behind my goodwill tours of different countries is not just to display my art but it also to tell the world that Pakistan has great people, great culture and great artists.” [huge_it_slider id=”296″] He said that by displaying…
PESHAWAR: Senior Minister Muhammad Atif Khan has said that organising a joint musical show by embassies of Germany and France in Pakistan is a testimony to the fact that lasting peace had been restored and terrorism completely purged from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to media before opening of a musical show here on Tuesday, 23rd October the senior minister, who also has the portfolio of Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Culture, Museums and Youth Affairs, said that war was not in anyone’s interest and it must be avoided in any part of the world. German Ambassador to Pakistan, His Excellency Martin Kobler, French…