PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 27th Aug, 2026) Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tourism, Malik Adeel Iqbal here Thursday chaired a meeting to progress on new development projects being carried out under annual development program.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Tourism and Culture Saadat Hassan, Director General Culture and Tourism Authority Shahid Khan and other relevant officials.
During meeting, participants were given a detailed briefing on the new and ongoing projects and financial matters. The meeting was informed that a total of 58 projects have been included in ADP including 26 new projects while 11 projects are being implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
CM aide directed the relevant authorities to further accelerate work on development projects and take necessary measures to ensure their quality.
He said that timely completion of projects and promotion of tourism was among the government’s priorities. He directed to prepare the PC-I documents of development projects at the earliest so that unnecessary delays could be avoided. He further directed that all necessary requirements at the planning stage be completed timely to ensure that the benefits of development projects reach the public and tourists at the earliest.
He directed that Tourism Facilitation Centers be completed before the next tourist season and initiate work on the chairlift project in Galiyat. He added that the timely and quality completion of development projects would further strengthen the tourism sector in KP help unlock the province’s vast tourism potential.
