Country's positive image to be promoted through tourism: CM

• Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab government was working to facilitate tourists and the government buildings having historical background were being restored.
• CM said the number of international tourists had increased due to improvement in law and order situation in the country.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Thursday that a new tourism policy had been prepared besides giving the tourism sector a status of an industry.

In a message, issued here in connection with the World Tourism Day, he said unfortunately betterment of tourist-spots was ignored in the past but tourism sector was among the priorities of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

He said Pakistan had great tourism potential and effective measures had been adopted to provide the best facilities to tourists, along with improving the tourist-spots.

The CM said the number of international tourists had increased due to improvement in law and order situation in the country, adding that the positive face of Pakistan would be projected across the world by promoting tourism.

Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab government was working to facilitate tourists and the government buildings having historical background were being restored.

He said that 177 rest houses have been opened for public in Punjab and new tourist-spots were being developed in the province, which would create new earning opportunities for the local population.