Tourism Development Corporation Punjab (TDCP) has provided an information center, photo studio and souvenir shop facility for tourists at historical Shalamar Gardens.
Adviser to Chief Minister for Tourism Asif Mehmood visited the Shalamar Gardens and overviewed the arrangements by the TDCP in collaboration with the archaeology department. Managing Director TDCP Tanvir Jabar and Director Archaeology Malik Maqsood Ahmed apprised him about various initiatives for promotion of tourism, particularly at historical places.
“At Royal photo shop tourists could shoot themselves wearing Mughal kings’ dress along with court background” briefed MD TDCP. The adviser expressed his satisfaction over the tourist friendly step saying “Paradigm shift in the field of tourism was the need of the hour”.
Referring to a scheme to convert historical sites into tourist spots he said “There was tremendous scope of attracting tourists towards historical places in Punjab, particularly at Lahore”.
Asif Mehmood said that Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar believe in sustained tourism.
