K-P to celebrate Buddha festival

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Senior Tourism Minister Atif Khan on Wednesday announced that the provincial government will celebrate the annual Buddha festival in Takht-i-Bahi.

He disclosed this while speaking to a delegation of the World Bank. Atif said that the celebration of the event will help promote religious tourism in the province and send a message of peace to the world, besides improving the image of the country.

He said that Pakistan occupies significant importance vis-a-vis religious heritage sites as it is home to various sacred religious places. The opening of Kartarpur corridor has sent a positive message to the world community that Pakistan is safe for religious tourism, cultural activates where minorities are enjoying rights and free to perform religious obligations.

The World Bank delegation assured to develop these sites by making the necessary financial contributions.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 19^th, 2019.