ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT+APP):Pakistan Tourism Development
Corporation (PTDC) has witnessed fourty percent increase
International mountaineers and foreign tourits comparatively
previous years due to better law and order situation.
Northern Areas has attracted international tourists and
mountainers from across the world.
Talking to APP an official said tourism industry was gradually
recovering .
He said last year, a number of tourists had already visited
the northern parts of the country which was considered paradize for
the mountainers.
He viewed that Gilgit-Baltistan region was a paradise
for the mountainers, adding in 2017 more mountainers would plan
to scale high peaks.
He further added that Pakistan was home to five out of 14 mountains
peaks in the world that were over 8,000 metres high.
He said Pakistan had tremendous potential to boost tourism on
a sustainable basis because of its landscapes and diverse culture.
“Pakistan, the land of 5,000-year-old Indus Valley
civilization, has rich traditions of art and architecture and its
people are hardworking and talented,” he added.