Statue of Buddha at Taxila Museum. PHOTO: EXPRESS
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan is blessed with sacred places of major religions of the world and by promoting and facilitating religious Tourism, foreign tourist influx could be increased.
This was stated by Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resources, Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari while addressing the participants of Vesak Festival at Taxila.
The Vesak Day ceremony was organized by Centre for Culture and Development in collaboration with PTDC at Dharmarajika Stupa at Taxila. Chief Buddhist Monk of Singapore Rev Dato Dr Sumana Siri paid special homage at the shrine of Dharmarajika Stupa in Taxila.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 22nd, 2019.
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