The Prime Minister’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism will organize an international conference here on July 11, 12 with the theme “Revival of Gandhara Civilization and Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan”. The purpose of organizing the Gandhara Conference is to promote cultural diplomacy and religious tourism. The conference is a link to bring Pakistan closer to Buddhist-majority countries, said a news release on Sunday.
The Gandhara conference will be held under the vision of interfaith harmony of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
President Dr. Arif Alvi, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Minister of State and Chairman PM’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony,
Senator Talha Mehmood will attend in the seminar.
The prime minister will be the chief guest on the first day of the seminar. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would deliver the keynote address at the seminar. Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani will deliver the welcome address. Foreign dignitaries from South Korea, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam will attend the symposium. This tourism event will be achieved a milestone in cultural diplomacy , The Prime Minister’s Task Force on Gandhara Tourism, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), National Heritage and Department of Archeology are collaborating in the said symposium. The symposium is being supervised by Ramesh Kumar.
