PESHAWAR: The management of the Malam Jabba ski resort has closed the picturesque tourist place for the general public after the contractor was stopped from charging entry fees, which were deemed to be a tax.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari said in a tweet, “Unfortunate to see one of our best resorts close down at the peak of tourism season. This upsets many people’s plans just days away from Ramazan.. the last thing Pakistan’s booming tourism industry needs right now is disruptiveness.”
Interestingly, TMO Charbagh had informed the court that the contractor company – Samsons Group of Companies – was charging this amount prior to the lease agreement in 2014.
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