ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Managing Director Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor has said that around 1.1 million tourists have visited Northern areas of Pakistan during the current season.
“The growth in tourists visiting these areas increased by 10% as compared to the last year due to measures taken by the government to improve law and order in the country,” the managing director PTDC said on Monday.
The MD PTDC said that the most visited places were Naran Kaghan and Swat this year as the last year about 1 million tourists visited these northern hilly sides this year witnessed 0.1 million tourists which was positive sign for PTDC.
Ghafoor said that Pakistan has great potential for adventure tourism, adding that the Country has the world’s highest mountains that are a great attraction. He said that the Country has the distinction of having five peaks above 8,000 meters each, including the second loftiest mountain, K-2.
The managing director PTDC said that it was a good sign that the people were visiting tourists’ points with their families and friends especially Naran, Ayubia, Swat, Gilgit and Skardu.
