Is Pakistani society ready for foreign tourists?
Of course Pakistan is a beautiful country and the
hearts of the people here are also very big but is the heart ready to welcome
the Farangis now?
Rosie Gabriel from Canada in Baluchistan (AFP)
The present government is doing a lot to promote
tourism in Pakistan. In 2019, e-visa facilitation was provided to 175 countries
under the e-Visa scheme. Besides, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir areas were
also opened for tourists.
At the same time, some famous tourists also visited
Pakistan, including the United States tourists Drew Bansky and Mark Vance. Both
the tourists described the good publicity of their time and Pakistan as the
safest country for tourists but are Pakistan just as safe for tourists?
In fact, the tours of Drew Bansky and Mark Vance
were pre-planned, also from them and their sponsors and hosts. He was provided
with all the facilities during his tour. Pakistan is very safe for such
tourists but what about those who are white for us but are ordinary people in
their own country. Such tourists make money all year round and head to some
country for a holiday at the end of the year. When these tourists come to
Pakistan, there is no one to welcome them here. They have to plan their own
trap as they do in any other country in the world. They have to be careful
while trapping in Pakistan. They can't get up early in the morning and go to
Anarkali Bazaar and Ichhra Bazaar in the evening. One can only imagine what
would happen to them if they left.
Pakistan is a safe country
According to news reports, interesting competitions of Pakistan International Snow Boarding cup are going on in Malam Jabba area of Swat.
In which domestic and foreign athletes are taking part while a large
number of tourists are watching the competition. Domestic and foreign athletes
show off their art at a snowboarding cup event organized by the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority. A total of 48 athletes from Europe,
Belgium and Afghanistan are competing, including four women. Foreign players who arrived in Malam Jabba
to participate in the snowboarding card termed Pakistan as a safe country for
tourist and said that foreign tourists could come to Pakistan easily. Foreign
players said that Malam Jabba naturally has a slope of international standard
in Swat. For
example, the Department of Sports may participate in or compete in the
Olympics.