Lahore: The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday accorded its approval to the first provincial tourism policy, which is expected to be announced this month – a news source reported. Provincial Minister for Finance Makhdoom Jawan Bakht expressed his views on the matter during a meeting of the Chief Minister’s Special Monitoring Unit (SMU).
The minister directed the Archaeology Department to make efforts for the promotion of tourism, as well as to develop historical places to facilitate the said purpose.
A meeting in connection with promoting Islamic tourism was also held at the Tourism Office. Provincial Minister for Tourism and Sports Rai Taimoor Hussain Bhatti chaired the meeting. It was decided during the meeting that a modern bus service for the promotion of Islamic tourism would be launched. It was also decided that the bus service would commence its operation from Lahore and later its scope would be extended to Multan and then to the rest of the province.
The minister was brief that the bus service would be launched to facilitate the visit of 30 sacred places in Lahore; including Darbar Hazrat Bibi Pak Daman, Darbar Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, Darbar Hazrat Peer Makki, Darbar Hazrat Shah Jamal, Darbar Hazrat Mian Meer, Darbar Hazrat Madhu Lal Shah Hussain, Darbar Hazrat Shah Muhammad Ghous, Darbar Hazrat Shah Abdul Mali, Darbar Hazrat Shah Chiragh, Darbar Hazrat Dars Barry Mian, Darbar Hazrat Hussain Zanjani and Darbar Hazrat Shah Anayat Qadri.
Meanwhile, the authorities concerned have announced that a mobile application will be introduced for the assistance of tourists. This platform would enable them to locate tourism sites and accommodation facilities in the province.
