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Your right to know Wednesday, September 28, 2022


Travel

Bhutan welcomes back tourists after COVID-19 with honey, turmeric and SIM cards

By: Reuters/Web Desk on

Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy. Wedged between China and India, the country known for its natural beauty and ancient Buddhist culture, […]

Azerbaijan Visa Requirements for Pakistan Citizens

By: Web Desk on

Azerbaijan is undoubtedly one of the best countries most Pakistani citizens visit. The beautiful cities of Azerbaijan, like Baku, compel the citizens of Pakistan to put Azerbaijan at the top of their tourist list and are one of the most popular tourist destinations. Many Pakistani citizens visit Azerbaijan every year in different seasons, as the […]

Million of Buddhist tourists desire to explore Gandhara heritage: MD PTDC

By: Saqib Rizwan on

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Aftab-ur-Rehman said that millions of Buddhist tourists from across the world had shown keen interest in exploring the rich Gandhara heritage of the country.  He said that Pakistan was a country rich in cultural heritage sites of different religions.  In a statement, he said that it was […]

calls on start-ups to joinUNWTO  “Awake Tourism Challenge”

By: APP on

ISLAMABAD: United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched the second edition of its global flagship competition under the name of “Awake Tourism Challenge”.  The competition will identify innovators who are advancing solutions to six different challenges, as well as contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said a press release issued […]

PTDC, ATDCP to develop 10 villages as model rural tourism destinations

By: APP on

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) PTDC, Aftab ur Rehman Rana has said that PTDC and Agriculture Tourism Development Corporation of Pakistan (ATDCP) has selected 10 villages across the country as a model rural tourism destinations in Pakistan.  He said that PTDC has placed these villages on the map of UNWTO’s best tourist […]

Tourism industry to witness great progress in next two years: MD PTDC

By: APP on

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana has said that the government is making every effort to promote tourism in the country, and in the next two years there will be a lot of development in the tourism industry.  He said that several tourism projects were in the final stages of completion […]

Plane breaks in two during emergency landing

By: AFP on

A cargo airplane broke up during an emergency landing in Costa Rica on Thursday, in an accident that provoked the temporary closure of the international airport in San Jose. Smoke was billowing from the bright yellow plane of German logistics giant DHL as it ground to a halt, having slid off the runway when it spun and broke up […]

US eases COVID-19 travel restrictions for Pakistan

By: Web Desk on

On Wednesday, the United States revised the COVID-19 travel advisory for Pakistan and brought it to the “Level 1” category, according to US State Department’s website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for Pakistan due to COVID-19’s prevalence in the country at a low level. Bringing […]

Chengdu-Kalachi direct flights to boost Sino-Pak cooperation

By: APP on

BEIJING: Pakistani airline Serene Air is set to launch direct flights from Chengdu China to Kalachi soon. The Civil Aviation Administration of China has recently approved the opening of the Chengdu-Kalachi direct flight route. This route will be a passenger and cargo mixed route. At the beginning of its operation, the passenger air route will […]