Pakistan will host the World Tourism Forum next year to promote the country's tourism potential worldwide, especially among D-8 block countries (8 under development).
At a press conference in the capital Islamabad on Sunday, Syed Zulfikar Bukhari, an adviser to the Prime Minister on tourism and Pakistanis abroad, said that tourism ministers from all D-8 member states, including Turkey, will also participate in the forum in Islamabad.
The event had been scheduled for this year but was delayed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1,000 foreign visitors will attend the five-day event.
"Pakistan has enormous tourism potential that we want to present to the world, especially the Muslim world," Bukhari said, adding: "We are inviting tourism ministers from D-8 countries, including Turkey, to learn from their experience in the promoting tourism. "
The World Tourism Forum is an organization based in Istanbul, Turkey, dedicated to the development of tourism around the world with its annual meetings.
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Bukhari added that Pakistan had drawn up a five-year action plan to boost its tourism, badly affected by years of terrorism in the country after the events related to the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.
Islamabad, he added, will launch an electronic tourism portal later this year to better attract foreign and local tourists.
From snowy peaks in the north to sparkling waters in the south, along with limitless opportunities for wildlife viewing, sailing on the mighty Indus River, and deep-sea diving in the Arabian Sea, Pakistan has a lot to attract tourists.
The northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, which borders neighboring China, is home to six peaks over 8,000 meters (26,246 ft) high, including the second-highest peak in the world, K2.
The region also has more than 5,000 large and small glaciers and more than 100 lakes, which together make up the largest freshwater reservoir in the world.
Lovers of the environment can also witness the snow leopard and the endangered brown bear, in addition to 300 species of wildlife in the impressive region.
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Faith tourism
Pakistan is located in a region that for centuries has been home to three major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism.
The Muslim state of South Asia is home to dozens of revered pilgrimage sites, dating back 5,000 years, not only for followers of all three religions, but also some prehistoric traditions such as the Aryan religion, the Barhaman religion, and the ancient religions. Iranians and Greeks.
Once a child cartel of terrorism and suicide bombings, the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa is home to 70% of the country's sacred sites for Sikhs and Buddhists.
Punjab, the country's most populous province, and the southern province of Sindh also host several sites linked to all three religions.
Once known as the heart of the Gandhara, Takhtbai, or Takht-i-Bhai (throne of origins) civilization, a picturesque little town located about 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Islamabad, it is the most visited site by Buddhists, who They come to see an old monastery dating from the 1st century.
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Northeast Punjab is home to the five most important pilgrimage sites for Sikhs. They include the birthplace of Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion who was born in 1469 in the Nankana Saheb district, and the Gurdwara (monastery) Punja Sahib in the city of Hasan Abdal, where the footprint of the Guru Nanak's hand being imprinted on a rock in the monastery.
The two sites are visited by thousands of Sikhs each year from neighboring India, Europe, and America.
The Katas Raj Temple in the Northeast Chakwal District and the Sadhu Bela Temple in the South Sukkur District are the two most visited religious sites by Hindus worldwide.
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