Samurai_assassin
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Is Pakistan ready for tourism has played on my mind ever since an upsurge of independent YouTube vloggers from the west have trickled forward to explore Pakistan. Their journeys usually start from Lahore to Islamabad and then to the beautiful region of Gilgit. Pakistan is increasingly becoming a tourist place for many with its breathtaking landscape, culture, food and unmatchable hospitality. However we should be aware and concerned it can only take one unfortunate incident to plunge the tourism industry back into chaos such as the incident a few years ago when an unkown group gunned down several mountaineers in the North of Pak. (Jut as how sports suffered immensely with the Sri Lankan bus atack a decade ago. Pak is still struggling to host international matches). The recent brutal murders of 2 female Scandinavian backpackers in Moroccos mountainous region has pushed many to cancel their holiday plans there and another recent tragic event the rape and murder of a Young British female traveller to New Zealand forced the New Zealand PM to openly apologise to the victims family of their loss. Neighbouring India welcomes thousands of tourists every year and there have been an upsurge of sexual assaults and rapes of tourists by locals. Pakistan is relatively new in welcoming tourists back after decades of turmoil and instability but are the police and law enforcement agencies able to protect the tourists? Are plans put in place incase of emergencies? If Pakistan welcomes tourists with open arms it should also have security measures put in place for their safety and protection. Just my thought.