China is fast heading to be the biggest source of tourists in the world. Also typical Chinese tourists tend to spend more money therefore leaving behind more 'tourist dollars'.
Given that Pakistan has such a close relationship with Pakistan we should be aiming at grabbing 10% of that market. That would mean over 1 million tourists per year. That would create lot of jobs in Pakistan and create a viable industry that also would help to reinforce our relationship with China.
I think Islamabad should be the hotspot for Chinese tourists given it's amenable environment. From their Taxila, Sirkap, KKH, wider Gandhara region with it's Buddhist sites and M2 link to Lahore with it's cultural sites would be ideal launching pad for this initiative.
Forget India my friend. As far as Chinese go - talk Buddhism > talk Pakistan. Buddhism was 'exported' from a region in Pakistan called
Gandhara along what is now the Karakorum Highway to China. Refer to map below. You will notice capital of Pakistan - Islamabad at bottom right of the map. This is where Buddhism took off to to China. There are fantastic sties in this regin of Pakistan. India does not have anything like this. Only Nepal the homeland of Buddhism can match. The problem is most historical literature about this subject was written by English during British India days and they used the word 'India' because it coveed everything from Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal, modern India, Pakistan in one colony.
