CM launches Rs830m roads plan for six tourist spots.

LAHORE -- Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday inaugurated a roads infrastructure improvement plan for six tourist spots under the Punjab Tourism for Economic Growth Project, in collaboration with the World Bank.

He laid the foundation stone of the project in a ceremony, according to a handout.

Speaking on the occasion, he said 35km long roads would be repaired in the first phase at a cost of Rs830m. He said a tourism zone was being developed in the Salt Range (Chakwal, Khushab and Mianwali) and new tourist-spots were being developed at Kotli Sattian, Chakwal, Jhelum, Soan Valley, Mianwali, Attock, Fort Munro and Koh-e-Sulaiman.

Along with it, the CM added, steps would also be taken to promote tourism in Jhelum, Multan, Bahawalpur and other areas.

Mr Buzdar said a programme was underway to restore the Lahore Fort and other historical spots with an amount of Rs4bn. Tourist-spots would also be developed under a public-private partnership, he disclosed.

The CM said 176 rest houses had been opened to the public through an online booking facility. An authority had also been set up to promote...