Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed on Twitter that the government isworking on a detailed feasibility report for ski resorts in a bid topromote tourism in the country during winters.

“Exploring winter tourism and ski resorts feasibility, Deosai plainsfirst-ever winter ski traverse”, he tweeted.

While there were not many details in his Twitter post, the PM explainedthat the high altitude areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and the majestic Deosaiplains are Pakistan’s first-ever venues for ski traversing during thewinter.——————————

Recently, a ski traverse event was organized by Gilgit-Baltistan’s TourismDepartment for encouraging tourism at the Deosai National Park.

The plateau is located on the boundary of the Karakoram and the WesternHimalayas.

Covered in snow for the most part of the year, Deosai is a picturesquestretch of 3,000 sq. km of land that is devoid of trees due to extremetemperatures.

While these pictures speak for the beauty of the place, the governmentplans to make the most of it by devising back-to-back tourism projects inthe coming years.