AJK government kicks off 2019 as Tourism Year.

MUZAFFARABAD : (Parliament Times) The AJK government has kicked off steps to observe 2019 as Tourism Year.
This was claimed by AJK Secretary Information, IT and Tourism Ms. Midhat Shahzad here on Tuesday. Ceremonies to this direction are being held in the State in line with vision of AJK Prime Minister as soon as the new year started, she added.
The central function in this regard was held at the entry point Kuhala in which Secretary Tourism and IT told the local community about tourism potential and its significance in AJK. She said public private partnership was essential to fully exploit the potential of tourism in the State. She said that as per vision of Prime Minister tourism in coordination with local community and AJK government would be promoted all over the State in 2019.
She believed that with the promotion of tourism AJK which already has lots of breathtakingly lovely sights and landscapes, would be introduced and highlighted all over the world. It would not only generate the State income significantly but also create employment opportunities for the youth, she remarked. She asserted Prime Minister Haider and Information Minister Mushtaq Minhas were paying special attention on promotion of tourism.
Midhat said it is an open secret that there is enormous potential of tourism in AJK which needs to be highlighted properly at national and international level. She asked the local population to cooperate with the tourists so that they get back with good image of the State.
The Secretary admitted that the unemployment ratio in the state was more than provinces of the country which could be overcome to some extent by promoting tourism. The relation of local community and government would have to be strengthened for this purpose, she maintained. She said government was taking necessary measures to provide maximum facilities to the tourists and added that with the introduction of smart card tourists would not face security or other problems.