Pakistan, India working on easing visa regime to promote regional tourism:Secretary Tourism

NEW DELHI : Pakistan and India are working on easing visa regime to promote regional tourism.
Talking to APP here on Saturday after inaugurating Pakistani pavilion set up at South Asia Travel and Tourism Exchange (SATTE) exhibition, Dr. Shahzad Qaiser, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism said the new visa policy would introduce group tourist visas and visas for different segments of society to boost tourism in South Asia.
This policy would also act as Confidence Building Measure to increase people -to - people contact between both the neighbouring countries.
Dr. Shahzad Qaiser said Pakistani pavilion comprising Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistani Tourism Development Corporation and other tour operators from private sector would help in introducing Pakistan as tourist destination country.Pakistan would focus on South Asia and exchange of products in the exhibition would benefit all the stakeholders in the region, he said adding Pakistan will permanently participate in this annual exhibition.
Referring to the tourism policy being updated by Pakistan , he said it would increase number of tourists visiting Pakistan . Nearly one million tourists visited Pakistan last year.
Pakistan has planned to hold an international tourism conference from November 15 to 21 where India has also been invited. The International Mountain and Bhuddist conferences will be an important feature of this exhibition.

Shahid Malik, Pakistan High Commissioner to India accompanied the Secretary Tourism at the inauguration of the Pakistani pavilion.
Earlier, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the SATTE, Shahzad Qaiser said Pakistan would cooperate with Asian and regional countries to boost tourism.

A number of tourist operators from Asian countries are participating in the exhibition which will continue for three days.