DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Advisor to the Chief Minister on Tourism and Culture, Zahid Chan Zeb has directed authorities concerned to take pragmatic steps for the promotion of the Sethi House as a tourist destination even through virtual tourism and asked them to organize cultural events and exhibitions to showcase its importance in nook and corner of the world.
He issued these directives while visiting the ancient Sethi House at Mohallah Sethian in the provuncial capital here in Wednesday.
CM aide on tourism on this occasion expressed his admiration for its glorious beauty and historical significance.
He directed the authorities to promote the building as an ancient architecture masterpiece and tourist destination and to organize cultural events and exhibitions in it to showcase its importance world over.
PTI-led provincial government is seriously working on schemes to ensure the importance and preserving cultural heritage and promoting tourism in the province, as he said it could be the big source of income and earning foreign exchange in case of attracting tourists at international level over here.
He also mentioned the efforts of the government to restore and protect historical sites like Sethi House, which is a testament to the rich cultural heritage of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Advisor Tourism said that Sethi House is a centuries old historic building in heart of Peshawar that has been declared a national heritage site.
He said the building is a masterpiece of Mughal and Central Asian architecture and dates back to the ends of 18th century.
He evinced keen interest in the library, research center, artistic bedroom rooms, lockers rooms, basements, the well of cold potable water that provided water to every storey of the 6 floors glorious building.
He was astonished to know that the water pond at lawn of the building reelected light of the moon to each and every room wherein the colourful glassworks in the ceilings was making the rooms and the building illuminated all over the night.
