Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- Countries cannot borrow their way out of poverty; they need to create economic sectors that contribute to their GDP. Important circles in Pakistan have started realising this eventuality, after 24 IMF bailouts. Economic sector creation and/or expansion is now being looked at as a priority activity. One such sector that the government is actively pursuing is tourism.

Tourism is not a singular industry but rather consists of more than twenty-five distinct industries, including adventure tourism, cultural tourism, medical tourism, heritage tourism, religious tourism, business tourism, educational tourism, and more. While Pakistan has been known to promote its adventure and nature tourism, particularly the mountains in ...