MINGORA: The management of the Malam Jabba ski resort has closed the picturesque tourist place for the general public after the contractor company was stopped from charging entry fees which were deemed to be a tax.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulifqar 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 #Ramzan.. the last thing Pakistan’s booming tourism industry needs right now is disruptiveness.”
Interestingly, the TMO Charbagh had informed the court that Samson’s Company had been charging this amount prior to the lease agreement in 2014. Mohammad Tahir Qasimka, the legal adviser…