Task Force will undertake visits to the heritage sites in collaboration with the ambassadors of various countries to promote tourism in Sindh
Sindh Courier
Karachi, Sindh
Prime Minister’s Gandhara Task Force has planned to organize first three-day international conference from July 11 to 13, 2023, aimed at attracting tourists from around the world.
The Task Force aims to bring up to 500,000 tourists to Pakistan, which will greatly benefit the country on a large scale, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, Chairman of the Gandhara Task Force, said in a meeting with Sindh Chief Secretary Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, on Monday June 26, 2023.
Dr. Ramesh highlighted that efforts would be made to preserve historical artifacts and heritage sites associated with the Gandhara civilization, as well as to discover additional locations to promote religious tourism within the country. “This way, Pakistan will gain importance in the eyes of foreign tourists, especially Buddhists, and the country will reap economic benefits from this initiative.”
He further mentioned that he has conducted tours of various cultural sites with foreign ambassadors in different regions of the country and will soon visit Gandhara civilization sites, including stupas and temples in various cities of Sindh.
Secretary Culture Abdul Aleem Lashari briefed the meeting that there are 369 cultural sites in Sindh, including temples and stupas of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, which still attract a significant number of visitors.
The meeting concluded with a decision that the Culture Department would present a report to the Prime Minister’s Gandhara Task Force regarding the province’s religious sites, existing religious temples, and stupas. Afterward, the Task Force will undertake visits to these sites in collaboration with the ambassadors of various countries to promote tourism in the province.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Home Aijaz Ali Shah, Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon, Additional IG Karachi Javed Alam Odho, and other officers. The divisional commissioners of rest of the province participated in the meeting via video link.
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