Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the government was taking numerous steps to tap the huge potential of tourism in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Northern Areas and Gilgit Baltistan.
The provision of jobs to the local people through eco-tourism and the protection natural beauty of these areas were among the government’s foremost priorities, he added.
The Prime Minister was talking to AJK Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Niazi, who called on him here.
Besides matters relating to the projects of tourism promotion, the holding of local government elections in Azad Kashmir in the mid of current year was discussed in the meeting.
Meanwhile, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that over 100,000 vehicles had entered Murree today.
The rent of hotels and residential houses in at the tourist spot had gone up many times, he said in a tweet.
The minister said the tourist influx in the country reflected prosperity of the common man with increased income. He said about 100 big companies had earned a profit worth Rs 929 billion last year.
All the big media groups earned 33 to 40 percent more profit.
