PESHAWAR
\nThe mega development projects worth Rs31.548 billion launched by the PTI led government would help turn Khyber Pakthunkhwa into land of tourism and adventure sports where over five million tourists had arrived this year.
\nKP Tourism and Sports Department\u2019s spokesman told APP that work on Rs31.548 billion tourism projects have been accelerated in Khyber Patkhunkhwa, which are opening new opportunities for economic and industrial development besides generating employment opportunities for masses and enhancing people\u2019s contacts.
\nThese projects includes establishment of KP\u2019s first-ever Culture and Tourism Authority, Special Purposes Development Authority of Kalam, Kumrat and Kalash and Tourism Complex besides KITE project worth Rs17 billion.
\nTo reduce tourists load on existing tourism sites at Malakand and Hazara divisions, he said links roads costing Rs9.468 billion were being constructed in these divisions to open up remote awesome sites for tourism and adventure sports lovers.
\nBesides lease of Rs169 new rest houses, he said tourism facilities at new dams\u2019 premises were being improved while tourism police are helping tourists, adventurers, hikers, trekkers and mountaineers in addition to launching a special app for facilitation of tourists.
\nThe spokesman said over five million tourists had visited tourists places this year in Khyber Pakthunkhwa which reflected their overwhelming confidence in the Government\u2019s tourism policies and measures.
\nThe experience of camping pods setup during the first phase at Tandyani, Sharan, Beshigram and Yakhtangi remained highly successful that attracted tourists in large number.
\nKhyber Pakthunkhwa is the most ideal province for promotion of winter sports where skiing sports at Malam Jabba and others places ware being promoted for generation of employment opportunities and increasing the country\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR The mega development projects worth Rs31.548 billion launched by the PTI led government would help turn Khyber Pakthunkhwa into land of tourism and adventure sports where over five million tourists had arrived this year. KP Tourism and Sports Department\u2019s spokesman told APP that work on Rs31.548 billion tourism projects have been accelerated in Khyber […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n