*ISLAMABAD: Owing to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tourism policies, Skarduhas become the center of tourists’ attraction. *
As the tourism promotion is among the preferences of the government, thesector is steadily reviving especially in the most Northern area of thecountry, Skardu.
Lately, a large number of foreign tourists have crowded the world’s highestaltitude airport of Skardu. In 2019 so far, more than 50,000 tourists havecome to visit the Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan regionof Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Upon the direction of PM Khan, special steps were taken by the CivilAviation Authority for the extension of the Skardu airport.
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Skardu is an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of thenearby Karakoram Mountain range. Its airport is situated at an elevation of2,230 metres (7,320 feet) above sea level.
