KP Pavilion attracts visitors at first-ever Pakistan Travel Mart.

PESHAWAR -- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pavilion attracted a large number of tourists and visitors including foreigners during the first-ever three-day Pakistan Travel Mart 2017 at Karachi.

The Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) participated in the Pakistan Travel Mart 2017 where it had set up a pavilion named as 'KP Pavilion'. Cultural and traditional items, handicrafts, Kalash culture and costumes, documentaries, brochures, pamphlets and posters on heritage and history, tourist and scenic spots were put on display at the KP Pavilion.

Speaking at the Pakistan Travel Mart 2017 concluding ceremony in Karachi, Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Tourism Abdul Munim Khan said on Monday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led provincial government had taken various steps to make tourism sector a driving force in the growth of economy and building soft image of Pakistan.

'Keeping in view the strength of KP province having four seasons and terrain from mountains to deserts, snow-bound peaks to mighty rivers and forests, we are focused on developing infrastructure and building capacities of human resources to fully exploit this lucrative and huge revenue-generating sector,' he said.

Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Museums, Culture and Youth Affairs Department Secretary Muhammad Tariq, Deputy Secretary Tauseef Khalid and others were also present on the occasion.

The special assistant said that they completed a record development projects in the

tourism sector and planned many others to boost it further.

'Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is blessed with abundant natural resources, which make the province a preferred destination for both the domestic and international tourists,' he added.

Besides Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir are also participated in the event.

The visitors and tourists including foreigners enjoyed traditional and folk music, cultural items, traditional cuisines and a lot of more at the KP Pavilion.

On the first day, a conference was also held on tourism where Secretary Tourism Muhammad Tariq delivered a speech on the initiatives taken by the provincial government and the department for the promotion of tourism.