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India-Pakistan
Pakistan has potential to become regional hub of tourism: PM
2007-04-27
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said that Pakistan had the potential to become a major hub of tourism in this part of the world.
And I have the potential to become slender and svelte and grow a full head of wavy blond hair.
Hey, it could happen. Inshallah.
He was speaking at the concluding session of the UN World Tourism Organisation Conference.
Sounds like he was on dope...
Sounds like he was the dope ...
Aziz said that besides incentives for tourists, infrastructure of the country was being improved to attract more tourists. In this connection, he referred to construction of most modern new Islamabad airport and addition and expansion of hotels in the federal capital, Lahore and Karachi.
Did he say anything about the locals' habit of bumping off infidels? Or were they expecting only Sunni Muslim tourists?
Aziz told the audience that there were misperceptions abroad about Pakistan whereas the country was friendly, its people were hospitable, and its different regions offer natural, historic, religious and business tourism. He said that visa policy for tourists had been liberalised. Tourism is a great unifier, sends message of peace and harmony across borders and civilisations, and promotes understanding of each othersÂ’ cultures, values, likes and dislikes, he added.
Posted by:Fred

#14  Stopped in Karachi for 1 night in 1965 as a kid.
It made Yemen almost look like a nice place to visit.
Of course the torch lit mobs chasing the English that summer in Yemen didn't look like vacation fun...


Posted by: 3dc   2007-04-27 21:44  

#13  4182-Apparently, only the cab drivers.
Posted by: Jules   2007-04-27 18:24  

#12  Most importantly, don't drink the water. Would anyone notice my hip flask?
Posted by: Pheatch Phaiter4182   2007-04-27 16:38  

#11  And when you're there, be sure to try the tomatoes. Or cucumbers. but not both, together.
Posted by: USN. Ret.   2007-04-27 13:59  

#10  Must be in response to this...

Tourism Minister Plans 'Face Lift' for Palestinian Image

Coming up next, "Somalia. Africa's Diamond in the Rough"...
Posted by: tu3031   2007-04-27 12:59  

#9  If you go, make sure that you are carrying your portable Quran and what ever you do, don't drop it on the ground.

Posted by: Ulomotch Bluetooth2968   2007-04-27 12:52  

#8  "Pakistan has potential to become regional hub of terrorism."

Maybe in a bearded-lady, man-with-three-legs sort of way.
Posted by: Jules   2007-04-27 09:21  

#7  Pakistan could be a great tourist destination - if they could get rid of all the Muslims. Just like Columbia has a lot to offer, if it was not for those pesky cocaine lords.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-04-27 08:32  

#6  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has the potential to become a huge tourist destination if its society would be more understanding, says Hungarian Ambassador Bela Fazekas.

Talking to Daily Times at the Hungarian embassy on Friday, he said that people should understand that tourists do not want to change their mindsets. “Tourists are not missionaries. They only want to have a good time and spend their money,” he said.

While 2007 was being celebrated as ‘Visit Pakistan Year’, the country’s tourism campaign has been put off by a string of suicide attacks, one of which is said to have forced thousands of Japanese to cancel their plans to tour the country. “The Japanese tourists wanted to visit Hunza Valley but had to cancel their trip following the suicide bombing outside the Marriott Hotel,” Fazekas said. The attack in January that killed a hotel security guard was bad publicity for Pakistan, which continues to struggle to attract tourists.
Posted by: John Frum   2007-04-27 07:05  

#5  DD: "I would have sworn that headline said "Regional hub of terrorism"!

That's just a spelling variation. You know how the Brits spell "labor" - there, it's "labour". Well, in Pakistan, "terrorism" is spelled "tourism". So those aren't terrorists running around in Pakistan - they're tourists.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2007-04-27 02:41  

#4  I would have sworn that headline said "Regional hub of terrorism"!
Posted by: Dave S   2007-04-27 01:19  

#3  bwhahahahahaha, oh I am taking a vacation there. NOT!
Posted by: djohn66   2007-04-27 00:57  

#2  CHINA > setting up a "WOMEN'S TOWN" for tourism where only men get to be punished, and no woman can be refused.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-04-27 00:43  

#1  All that Warastan opium to attract druggies?

Posted by: 3dc   2007-04-27 00:19  

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