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March 1, 2021
JHELUM/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the government was doing all to promote tourism and generate employment opportunities for youth in Pakistan, which was bestowed with abundant natural resources including sea, high mountains, salt ranges and historical sites.
“The preservation and protection of our historical sites and national heritage is also essential to keep the coming generations informed about history,” Imran Khan said after inaugurating the heritage trail at the Al Biruni point (Baghan Wala Village) at the Nandana Fort in district Jhelum.
The project was undertaken as part of the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan forthe promotion of tourism and in line with the National Tourism Strategy 2020-30. Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Ahmad Chaudhry, Special Assistant to PM Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar and senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Top Story
March 1, 2021
JHELUM: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday the government was making all out efforts to promote tourism which would generate employment opportunities to the youths, as Pakistan is bestowed with abundant natural resources including sea, high mountains, salt ranges and historical sites.
“The preservation and protection of our historical sites and national heritage is also essential to keep the coming generations informed about history,” Khan said after inaugurating the heritage trail at the al-Biruni point in Baghan Wala village at the Nandana Fort, District Jhelum.
The project was undertaken as part of the Prime Minister’s vision for the promotion of tourism and in line with the National Tourism Strategy 2020-30. Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, Special Assistant to PM Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar and senior officers were also present on the occasion.
JHELUM: Prime Minister Imran Khan interacts with locals after inaugurating the Nandana Fort heritage trail project on Sunday. PPI
GUJAR KHAN: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Pakistan can provide a multiplicity of choices for tourists that no other country can, elaborating on the diversity of opportunities to be found in the country from its long coastline to some of the world’s tallest mountains and heritage sites, including those belonging to ancient civilisations.
He expressed these views after inaugurating the heritage trail project at Al-Bairuni Point (Baghan Wala Village) at Nandana Fort in Jhelum district on Sunday. The trail in Pind Dadan Khan, the premier said, would be the gateway to seven archaeological sites, including Nandana Fort, Shiva Temple, Tilla Joggian, Khewra Salt Mines, Mallot Fort and Takht-i-Babri.
Islamabad: Nandana Fort, the scene of many epic battles and which holds echoes of centuries-old civilizations, will soon be opened for tourists after major conservation.
The remains of the fort, located on a hilltop overlooking the Salt Range in Pakistan’s Punjab province, would be conserved by the tourism and archaeology department of Punjab to convert it into an international tourist attraction site.
“We have decided to preserve the site [Nandana Fort] and build infrastructure so it becomes accessible to tourists” Prime Minister Imran Khan said as he launched the heritage trail project at Al Biruni point in Baghan Wala village at Nandana Fort on Sunday.
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