Our Correspondent
Quetta
The Balochistan government on Thursday was urged to take serious efforts to develop the vast potential of tourism industry as the province possessed plethora of tourist attractions along with 750 kilometer long coastal belt.
Talking to media, former Balochistan minister Mir Shahnwaz Marri said that the provincial government should take concrete measures to promote domestic tourism that could contribute huge revenue in the national exchequer.
He said the provincial government needed to enhance road connectivity, besides establishing high standard restaurants, hotels, motels and carrying out other development projects across the province.
‘The government must set up washrooms at tourist sites to facilitate the tourist visiting Balochistan’, the ex-minister added. He urged the provincial government to established display places and advisory council to informed and guide the tourists regarding the beauty of Balochistan.
The incumbent government should also organize cultural events, besides providing the financial assistance to the artists for their economic well-being in the province, he added. Marri said the development work should be initiated at the Ziarat and Hanna Orak tourism sites projects to explore the natural beauty as both were attracting a large number of tourists every year.
‘The province has 450 miles coastal areas like Gwadar, Jiwani, Pasni which can help promote inbound tourism. Besides this, Balochistan has numerous historical, religious, environmental and scenic sites which can be transformed into major tourist spots,’ he pointed out. ‘Quaid-i-Azam Residency with its lush green lawns, chinar trees and flower gardens offer a magnificent view of the whole valley. Ziarat keeps world’s largest Juniper forest,’ he said.
