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LAHORE: The Forest Department has handed over its three rest houses in Murree to the Tourism Department under an agreement for promoting tourism while generating revenue through the existing government infrastructure.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the two departments here on Thursday. Forest Minister Sibtain Khan, Tourism Adviser Asif Mahmood, Tourism Secretary Ehsan Bhutta, Forest Secretary Javed Iqbal Bukhari, and others attended the ceremony.
Under the MoU, the rest houses will be upgraded by providing a hostel, children’s play area, food-street, and other amenities to attract visitors and the revenue will be divided between both the departments.
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