Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to shut down hotels and restaurants located in the province’s popular tourist hot spots to discourage visitor influxes during the Eid holidays — with the initiative aimed at curbing the risk of a potential spike in the number of coronavirus cases recorded during the festivities, a news source reported. The government has issued instructions to local administrations and the police for this purpose.
The local administration has been instructed to prepare plans to effectively close down all such businesses at the tourist spots. The government, in return, has promised the restaurants and hotels to forego their license and registration fees.
Speaking with the media, Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) Managing Director (MD) Junaid Khan stated that the number of coronavirus cases had been declining and that it was imperative that the authorities take all the precautions to keep the pandemic contained. He also urged the public to cooperate with the government on the matter.
