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China - Pakistan Economic Corridor - CPEC
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View of Lowari Tunnel - Lowari Tunnel is an 8.75 km vehicular tunnel under the Lowari Pass of the Hindu Kush mountains, between Dir and Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is operated by the NHA and carries traffic on the N-45, thus bypassing Lowari Pass. Construction was partly completed by June 2017, The total cost of the tunnel was ₨ 27 billion
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1.75m tourists visited in 2017, says ...
Following an improvement in the security situation, tourism in Pakistan has increased by 300per cent over the past few years, it emerged on Wednesday.
According to the report, 1.75 million tourists visited Pakistan in 2017 alone. Statistics from the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) show that 30pc travellers were domestic.
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), last year, revenue from tourism contributed around $19.4 billion to Pakistan's economy and made up 6.9pc of gross domestic product. The WTTC expects that amount to rise to $36.1 billion within a decade
Apart from an increase in annual tourism, there has been a significant increase in business travelling around the country as well.
A lot of credit for the rapid increase in tourism and travelling goes to publicity of different tourist spots through the internet.
The government has been making efforts to promote tourism and make PTDC a financially viable organisation, Managing Director PTDC Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor told APP.
He said that PTDC and the University of Management and Technology (UMT) Lahore had signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sponsorship of the tourism department's publicity material including banners, website, seminars, and conferences.
Products and services of PTDC will also be promoted through social media.
Recently, PTDC has also launched a Pakistan Tourism Friends Club, in which members of the club will get exclusive 20pc discount on PTDC facilities.
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1320 MW Port Qasim Coal-fired Power Project, acting as a leading energy project under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (the “CPEC”), has entered into Commercial Operation Date (“COD”) from25th April 2018, which is 67 days ahead of the schedule.
The project will perform successfully during its operation period to deliver sustainable, reliable, clean and affordable energy of about 9000 Gwh.
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NHA plans Gojra-Shorkot inauguration next month
Sixty-two kilometre under-construction - section of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) has nearly ben completed and National Highway Authority plans its formal inauguration next month.
An official of the NHA told APP on Wednesday that with its completion, out of five,four sections of the M-4 would become operational,leaving behind only Shorkot-Khanewal section likely to become operational in August or September this year.
He said for ensuring timely completion, Gojra-Shorkot section has been divided in two construction packages. Its first package comprising 31 km Gojra-Jamani section will cost Rs 8.35 billion. The work on the package is being carried out by M/s Xinjiang Beixin China alongwith consultants M/S Renardet SA Switzerland.
The 31 km Jamani-Shorkot section will cost Rs 8.83 billion and it is being constructed by M/S China Railways 1ST Group and its consultant firm is M/S Renardet SA Switzerland.
To a question, the official said that the completion of Pindi Bhattian-Multan Motorway (M-4) will improve Pakistan’s vital north-south road network,promote economic growth, create employment opportunities and ensure regional connectivity.
