Pakistan
PM shares breathtaking pictures of Deosai Ski Traverse
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has shared amazing pictures of Deosai ski traverse and said that his government is working to promote winter tourism.
Taking to twitter, Imran Khan said that the government is working on ski resorts feasibility in a bid to promote winter tourism in the country.
“Exploring winter tourism and ski resorts feasibility, Deosai plains first-ever winter ski traverse,” the prime minister said in a tweet.
PM, while sharing a number of pictures of skiers traversing in Deosai mountains, mentioned that the high altitude plateau in Gilgit Baltistan is country’s first winter ski traverse.
Recently, Tourism Department of Gilgit Baltistan organized a ski traverse event at Deosai National Park to promote tourism in the area.
Located on the boundary of Karakoram and the western Himalayas, Deosai remains covered with snow for almost eight months in the year.