ISLAMABAD (Daily Times): The National Tourism Policy 2010 has been finalised and forwarded to the provincial governments for their final feedback on the proposals, while the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) and donor agencies have been contacted for the restoration of tourism infrastructure in Swat Valley, Federal Tourism Minister Maulana Attaur Rehman said on Monday.
He was talking to reporters after chairing the fifth Inter-Provincial Tourism Ministerial Meeting held under the auspices of the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) at the PTDC motel. The meeting aims at reviving tourism in the valley of Swat.
Rehman said the tourism policy had been prepared after getting proposals and recommendations from all stakeholders and it was reviewed and discussed in detail at the inter-provincial meeting.
He said the policy would be submitted to the cabinet for its consent and if approved, would be announced in the near future.
The main features of the new policy include the revival of tourism, which was badly affected due to the law and order situation in several parts of the country.
The tourism minister said it was decided at the meeting that the 6th Inter-Provincial Tourism Ministerial Meeting would be held on July 5 at the PTDC Motel in Chitral.
Corrupt Member of NDMA (Pakistan) Mr. Ahmad Kamal Member (Admin & Finance)
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The floods triggered by monsoon rains in Pakistan have killed more than 5000 people (numbers will raise). More than ten million people have become homeless.
While nature has been unkind it is important to see how responsible organization of Pakistan for prevention of floods has performed, so that improvements can be put in place to avoid similar disasters in future. The Federal Flood for Commission Pakistan ( FFC) works under Ministry of Water & Power. FFC has rights to plan , monitor and execute flood control projects for effective management of floods. Since its establishment in 1976, it has spent Rs. 35.8 billion and $ 400 million (Rs 34 billion) on floods mitigation projects. Where has all this money gone?
The recent floods have exposed the incompetence and corruption in this department. Chief Minster of Punjab after making inspections of many bogus or non-existent projects, especially in South-Punjab, ordered an inquiry at the highest level but federal government is still unmoved over the criminal negligence of FCC.
The most serious and catastrophic devastating impacts of floods was faced in District Nowshera and Charsadda of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Huge sums of money has been spent here with nothing to show. One of the main culprits of the huge embezzlement is the Chief Engineer of FCC, Mr. Ahmed Kamal. He recently managed to get deputed as a Member, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and has also act as spokesman of NDMA.
This very same person after looting billions of rupees has asked people to donate their money for flood victims. While donation flow in, it is important that the government punish people like him and others who have made this tragedy far worse than it ought to have been.
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