Initia­tive will help promot­e touris­m in the countr­yISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to start a project to list global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of all historic sites in the country, The Express Tribune learnt on Tuesday. In the first phase, the division will compile data of all historic sites located in Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Jhelum, Sahiwal, Narowal, Jhang, and Taxila. Other historic and cultural sites in different parts of the country would be included in the project in the next two phases, it added. Through the system, he said, tourists will be able to extract useful information regarding the historical sites in the country. Published in The Express Tribune, April 15th, 2020.

Source: The Express Tribune April 15, 2020 03:45 UTC