The Tourism MinistryÂ’s official website may be adversely affecting its efforts to boost tourism in Pakistan as it offers outdated information to those accessing it.Many sections of the website have not been updated for the last many years. The website has yet to remove the name of former Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) managing director Salman Javed who was dismissed from service recently for corruption and misuse of power. The website does state the recent appointment of GG Jamal as the Minister of Tourism but has no picture or profile of his, unlike the official websites of other ministries that display brief details of ministersÂ’ backgrounds.
Currently, there are no press releases or news items in the media section. Similarly, circulars, notices and advertisements issued by the ministry are not available on the website. The Adventure in Pakistan, Historical Places in Pakistan and Provincial Tourism in Pakistan links were last updated on March 28, 2006. Similarly, information was last posted in the visa policy section on June 17, 2006 and in the Department of Tourist Services section, Islamabad on May 12, 2004.