Members of the Provincial Assembly from the southern districts called on the Advisor to the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tourism and Culture Zahid Chinzeb at the CM House Peshawar on Sunday and discussed with him the plans and budget proposals for the promotion of tourism, culture and archeology in the southern and merged districts of the province.
They also put forth some suggestions and recommendations on their behalf as well to establish tourism in KP on strong footings. The members included Member of Provincial Assembly and former Local Government Minister, MNA Faisal Amin Gandapur from Dera Ismail Khan and newly elected MPA Usman Khan Bettani from Tank.
Assuring that the recommendations of the assembly members will be made part of the tourism plan, Zahid Chanzeb revealed that in the provincial budget for the new financial year to be presented in June, it was decided to allocate sufficient funds for the development of tourism in the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, wherein the southern and merged districts are also at the top.
He admitted that like the rest of the province, these areas are also rich in tourism and cultural treasures with enormous healthy and spacious places where proper investment can not only make them attractive for international tourists but also the tourism Industry can be developed double by day and quadruple by night.
