Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakes
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 () Gilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025
Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said. Unregulated construction of hotels and guest houses in Gilgit-Baltistan - which boasts around 13,000 glaciers, more than any other country on Earth outside the polar regions - has sparked major concerns about e
Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ()
Gilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025