PAKISTAN is working tirelessly to create a vibrant tourism sector. In the next month, two international symposiums are being held to highlight Pakistan’s tourism potential. It is impressive to note that the players focused in the promotion are myriad and a collective effort is emerging comprising of traditional and non-traditional players.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the lead of Imran Siddiqui, supported by his Secretary and Minister, is organizing a symposium next week titled “From Gandhara to the World”. It is bringing together academics, monks and experts to discuss two aspects of Gandhara – Heritage and Pilgrimage. There will be many speakers at this event, including myself, who will speak on the various aspects of tourism, but that is only relatively important. What is important is that for the past decade that I have been involved in the promotion of the Pakistan’s Gandharan heritage, this is the first symposium which specifically uses the term…