ISLAMABAD – The government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to developTourism Cities on Egyptian pattern in potential areas of Punjab and KhyberPakhtunkhwa, to give the industry a new headway.
Chairman National Tourism Coordination Board, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukharitold APP that the plan, after its materialization, would have significantimpact to attract foreign tourists.
He said we are in consultations with an Egyptian company for materializingthis initiative as soon as possible.
The Chairman said in the first phase, potential cities of Punjab and KhyberPakhtunkhwa will be the target. He said Nathia Gali and Khushab are amongtop most choices to be transformed into tourism cities.
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Zulfi Bukhari said Executive Chairman of Egyptian company Orascom TelecomMedia and Technology, Naguib Sawiris recently held meeting with PrimeMinister Imran Khan and expressed the keenness to invest in diverse fieldslike mining, tourism, low and high cost housing units and micro banking.
He said around two billion dollars investment is expected from the Egyptiancompany in multiple sectors.
