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1. INTRODUCTION1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT BACKG ROUND

In 1991, the government of NWFP created Sarhad Tourism Corporation(STC) as a pu !ic !imited compan" to promote tourism in the province#

This $as done in recognition of the enormous potentia! for economic

deve!opment through environmenta! tourism ased on the diverse

!andscape, rich cu!ture and pristine eco!ogica! resources of the

province# %asica!!", $hatever tourism deve!opment had ta&en p!ace in

Pa&istan, $as most!" through ad'hoc p!anning of the Tourism

Corporations financed " the overnment of Pa&istan# No p!anned or

integrated efforts $ere made to s"stematica!!" and gradua!!" deve!op

the tourism industr" in Pa&istan# Neither the environment impact nor

need or demand assessments $ere carried out efore em ar&ing upon

deve!opment activities in this sector#

nfortunate!", this unp!anned, disorgani*ed and ad'hoc approach

resu!ted in $asting a !ot of natura! and financia! resources# It has a!so

destro"ed the eco!og" and environment of the potentia! areas# The

mushroom !i&e deve!opment of infrastructure oth " the private and

pu !ic sectors $ithout &eeping the future in vie$ marred the eaut" of

the areas $ith tourism potentia!# The resources $ere concentrated in

a fe$ areas, resu!ting in over'cro$ding certain p!aces and tota!!"

ignoring other areas, $hich $ere !eft ehind under'deve!oped# The

standard of tourists faci!ities and man made attractions $ere far e!o$

the nationa! and internationa! standards, $hich is !imiting touriststraffic#

Inade+uate securit" measures in these areas further sai!ed the

environment, No concerted and integrated efforts seem to e ist to

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pu !ici*e, promote and e pose Pa&istan-s tourism potentia! to the

outside $or!d and that is $h" Pa&istan is ca!!ed ./sia-s est &ept

secret.# 0ue to the tota! dependence and heav" urden on the

government-s financia! resources, the Tourism Corporations of Pun a

and Sind have ecome parasites and a !ia i!it" for their governments#

2earning from the e periences of the other Tourism Corporations in

Pa&istan and the other sister organi*ations of Siri 2an&a and 3a!dives

etc# the Sarhad Tourism Corporation (STC) $as esta !ished " the

government of N#W#F#P $ith a c!ear mandate to p!a" its ro!e as a

cata!"st and he!p promote the tourism industr" through the private

sector# It is the government of NWFP-s strateg" to he!p the STC tostand on its o$n feet and ecome a se!f sustaining organi*ation# STC

$as supposed to receive a one time grant from the government to

egin its activities ut $ou!d essentia!!" e se!f'financing#

It $as decided " the #4# NWFP that STC shou!d have a 5egiona!

3aster P!an to have a p!anned and s"stematic approach to$ards

deve!oping the tourism industr" of 3a!a&and# In that, it $as decidedthat STC $ou!d hire a team of consu!tants to prepare a 6'14 "ears

5egiona! 3aster P!an for the deve!opment of Tourism in 3a!a&and# The

7oint 8enture of 3 S u!f Consu!ting /ssociates, :;'/ dara 5oad

niversit" To$n, Pesha$ar and 3 S niversa! 0eve!opment

/ssociates, :'/sif P!a*a 0efence Cho$&, 2ahore Cantt# $ere a$arded

this consu!tanc" assignment in /pri! 199


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(Fig#1)# It is strategica!!" !ocated in c!ose pro imit" to /fghanistan,

China and Centra! /sian States of Ta i&istan# >a*ara 5egion ma&es its

oundar" on the eastern sides, $hereas the districts of 3ardan and

Charsadda are !ocated in the south# Some area of %a aur /genc" and

the internationa! oundar" $ith /fghanistan ma&es its oundar" on

the $estern side# 3a!a&and division is situated et$een :; '1?- to

:< '6=- N and ?1 '16- to ?4 @ on the $or!d map#

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1.3 TOPOGRAPHY

3a!a&and division is an a!! mountainous area, surrounded on the north

" >indu&ush and Aara&uram 5anges $here high sno$ covered pea&s

of $or!d fame are !ocated# The area

starts gaining the a!titude from 3a!a&and /genc" $hich starts from

the foot hi!!s of the 3a!a&and 5ange# The S$at va!!e" stretches from

here on and reaches at high a!titudes at Aa!am and further to$ards

north# 0ir is re!ative!" higher than S$at and su se+uent!" Chitra! is

the highest va!!e" ounded " the highest a!titudes in the $ho!e

division# /!! three va!!e"s are separated " mountain ranges running

a!most para!!e! in north'south orientation#

The re!ative average a!titudes of the district head+uarters a ove sea

!eve! are as fo!!o$sB

i# 0ir ' 1: = 3eters

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5ainfa!! various around 144 mm to 164 mm $hi!e the temperature

varies et$een ? and :4 C# 3ost part of the division $itnesses sno$

fa!! ever" "ear, mi!d at !o$ a!titude and heav" at high a!titudes# 3ost

pea&s especia!!" on the northern side remain sno$ c!ad a!! the "ear

round, $here g!aciers are common!" found#

1.5 HISTORIC AL BACK GR OUN D

The histor" of 3a!a&and /genc" is intricate!" $oven $ith histor" of

S$at, 0ir and Chitra!# @ar!" in the si teenth centur" the Dousaf*ai

Pathans effected their entrance into S$at " the 3a!a&and and in the

16 ? Eain Ahan, a genera! of the emperor /& ar, ui!t a fort here# In

1 ;6 the Pass $as ta&en " the Chitra! 5e!ief Force and has sinceeen occupied as a mi!itar" post near $hich is a!so !ocated the head

+uarters of the Po!itica! /genc"# n 7u!" =o$ever, its tri a! status $as recogni*edand to date it is a tri a! area under the provincia! contro! as (F/T/)'

Provincia!!" /dministered Tri a! /rea#

The district present!" no$ and previous!" efore, is partitioned

et$een t$o parts " 3a!a&and hi!!# The northern part is ca!!ed S$at

5ani*ai and the southern part is ca!!ed Sam 5ani*ai# Primari!" the

popu!ation of the area $as and sti!! is dependent upon agricu!ture $ith

t$o distinct c!asses of agricu!turistsG the o$ners and tenants, $ith

periodic uprising from time to time against each other# Without a

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%ac& in 1 96, the %ritish ovt# adopted a for$ard po!ic" to e tend its

occupation to 3a!a&and and e"ond, and !ured some !oca! inf!uentia!

to side $ith them, of course $ith immediate and !ong term enefits#

The" marched on$ards despite resistance from the !oca!s, ut $ere

fu!!" engaged at 3a!a&and Pass# / fierce att!e et$een the %ritish

force and the !oca! 3u ahideen too& p!ace# The %ritish fina!!"

succeeded in overcoming the resistance# The hi!! top and surrounding

area $as occupied " the %ritish forces# Sir Winston Churchi!!, $ho

!ater ecame the %ritish Prime 3inister $as a !ieutenant at that time,

trave!!ed in a tonga from No$shera to 3a!a&and and too& part in the

operation# ne pic&et near Cha&dara on the ad oining hi!! top, $as

named after him as .Churchi!! Pic&et.# / fe$ decades ac& in ear!"si ties, Hueen @!i*a eth, on her $a" to S$at on the invitation of

President /"u visited this spot and conve"ed her message to

Churchi!!, $ho $as a!ive then#

The first historica! mention of S$at is made " /rians, $ho record that

in :=< %#C# /!e ander the reat !ed his arm" through Aunar, %a aur,

S$at and %unerG ut his successor, Se!eucus, t$ent" "ears !aterhanded over territories to Chandragupta# The inha itants $ere in

those da"s of Indian origin# %uddhism eing the prevai!ing re!igion,

the" remained thus a!most undistur ed under their o$n &ings unti! the

fifteenth centur"# The" $ere the ancestors of the non'Pathan tri es#

The invasions of the Dousaf*ai and other Pathan tri es, aided " the

tman Ahe!, then eganG and " the si teenth centur", the Dousuf*ai

$ere in possession of %uner and 2o$er S$at# The advent of these

Pathan invaders introduced Is!am throughout S$at#

/t this time the @mperor %a ar, " a dip!omatic marriage $ith the

daughter of 3a!i& Shah 3ansoor, the head of the Dousaf*ai c!an, and


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" force of arms, esta !ished his sovereignt" throughout these areas#

>o$ever, pper S$at $as sti!! he!d " the a origina! S$atis under

Su!tan ais or Wais, $ho a!so tendered a vo!untar" su mission,#

c!aiming protection from the invaders $hich %a ar gave# In

>uma"un-s reign, ho$ever, the advance $as continued, and the

Dousaf*ai overran pper S$at# >uma"un-s "o&e $as re ected " them

and even /& ar in 16 ; cou!d e ert no more than a nomina!

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head+uarter of 2o$er 0ir is !ocated at Timargara $hich occupies a

centra! position in the district and 0ir To$n as the head+uarter of

pper 0ir, administrative!"# The pro !ems of sovereignt" over 0ir has

$itnessed man" a campaign et$een !oca! Ahan and Chieftains,

prominent amongst them eing the Ahan of 7undoo!, mara Ahan,

3ohammad Sharif Ahan, 3iangu! of S$at (the son of / du! hafoor

/&hun)# Cha&dara, its e treme south vi!!age has seen man" events

from the da"s of /!e ander the reat, %a ar, the 3ugha! Aing and his

descendants and fina!!" the %ritish in 1 96 and 1 9?# It is to reca!!

that the !oca! 3u ahideen vo!untari!" fought the %ritish forces in 1 96

$hen the" tried to find their $a" to Chitra! via 3a!a&and'Cha&dara#

The . ha*is. $ere defeated and a fort at Cha&dara and a pic&et " themane of Churchi!! Pic&et on the t$o hi!!s $ere constructed#

0ir as mentioned ear!ier $as ru!ed " the Na$a , and his successors

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through an intervening hi!! et$een 0ir and S$at near vi!!age uch#

The e act site $here he crossed over the hi!! is ca!!ed as %a ar-s

ha&hai ( ha&hai means a cut)#

2ate!", mara Ahan, a !oca! Ahan of 7andoo! (0ir) $ho rose high,

fought $ith the %ritish at Chitra!# %ecause of his !imited resources he

cou!d not stand the forces of the %ritish and crossed over to

/fghanistan# For his strategic moves and tactics in the $ar against

%ritish and !oca! encounters he $as sometimes ca!!ed Napo!eon of

France# >e $as suffering from e treme !ac& of resources# /!! he

depended upon and ti!! ver" !ate thereafter, $as the !oca!!"

manufactured arms from a native area in %ara$a!, near 0ir#

The peop!e of Chitra! are predominant!" emigrants from /fghanistan

$hich is their c!ose neigh or# Part of the popu!ation are those $ho

came $ith /!e ander the reat and sett!ed here $hen he !eft the area#

These remnants of those da"s have maintained their cu!ture and

identit" ti!! this da"# The va!!e"s $here the" !ive are &no$n " the

name of Aafiristan, the name $hich is no$ the main attraction for thetourists# Not on!" their eaut" and attire ut a!so their customs are

attractive# %" passage of time their num er has decreased

considera !" as the" are converting to Is!am# There is a strong fee!ing

for tr"ing to maintain their identit" and to have the !east interference

in their affairs# The name Aafiristan, as it $as introduced in !ast forties

has attracted tourists not on!" from far and $ide $ithin the countr"

ut a!so from a!! around the $or!d#

Ti!! !ate fifties the district, previous!" &no$n as a prince!" state of

Chitra! $as ru!ed " .3ehtars.# These 3ehtars $ere emigrants from

/fghanistan# The $ord 3ehtar- means superior, and the $a" the"


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ru!ed and ehaved $as superior too# ne of the main reasons of the

ac&$ardness and povert" of the area, esides difficu!t accessi i!it"

$as the tight grip over the residents " these superior ru!ers#

1.6 AREA AND P OPULATION

3a!a&and division is the !argest in Pa&istan in terms of area#, The

popu!ation of the division $as =#;


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TABLE: 1 Population and Area by Districts

S.NO.

NAME OFDISTT

AREA INS .KM

POPULATION IN 1!"1

POPULATIONIN 1!!1

#ESTIMATED$

POPULATION IN 1!!4

#ESTIMATED$

POPULATION IN 1!!6

#ESTIMATED$

1# 0I5 6,= = ?,


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1.%. ADMINISTRATI&E SET UP

3a!a&and division has een divided into the fo!!o$ing administrative

units, $hich are a!so sho$n in Fig'=B

1# 3a!a&and /genc"

=# 0istrict %uner

:# 0istrict S$at

;# 0istrict Shang!a

6# 0istrict 2o$er 0ir


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Fig# =


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2. GOALS AND OBJECTI&ES2. GOALS AND OBJECTI&ES

2.1 GOALS

The goa!s of the 5egiona! 3aster P!an areB'

a# Promote and deve!op the tourism industr" of 3a!a&and 0ivision

" invo!ving oth the private and pu !ic sectors#

# Fu!!" protect and preserve the cu!ture, traditions, histor",

heritage, environment and $i!d !ife of the target areas#

c# 0eve!op the socio'economic conditions of the peop!e and areas

having tourism potentia!#

d# radua!!" and s"stematica!!" identif" and deve!op a!! the

e isting potentia! areas for attracting tourists oth from in and

outside the countr"#

e# Introduce, promote, deve!op and pu !ici*e the tourism potentia!of 3a!a&and 0ivision in and outside the countr" and

f# 3a&e the STC a se!f financing agenc"#

2.2 OBJECTI&ES

The o ectives of the 5egiona! 3aster P!an are toB'

i# S"stematica!!" and through short, medium and !ong term

strateg" p!an approach, gradua!!" deve!op the potentia! areas of

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" attracting the foreign as $e!! as the !oca! tourists to the

potentia! areas#

ii# Set the future direction of the Sarhad Tourism

Corporation overnment of NWFP 3inistr" of Tourism for the

promotion and deve!opment of tourism in 3a!a&and 0ivision#

iii# Invo!ve private enterprises in setting up profita !e and

innovative recreationa! tourist faci!ities attractions in 3a!a&and

0ivision either individua!!" or oint!" $ith the government of

N#W#F#P#

iv# @ p!ore and identif" various $a"s and means for generatingrevenue for ma&ing the STC a se!f'financing organi*ation#

v# Provide the asic infrastructure and recreationa! activities

re+uired for the deve!opment of potentia! tourism areas to

faci!itate tourist trave!, !odging, food and recreation etc# in

co!!a oration $ith the private sector#

vi# 0eve!op the human resources of various institutions, oth

private and pu !ic, direct!" !in&ed $ith the tourism industr", for

providing services to the tourists#

vii# /ddress the pro !ems of unemp!o"ment, migration from rura! to

ur an areas, income generation for the poor masses, and raising

the standard of !iving of the potentia! areas#

viii Identif" the $ea&nesses in STC and their reso!ution to

strengthen the STC to fu!!" imp!ement the regiona! master p!an

and p!a" its ro!e as a cata!"st#


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i # Identif" various areas having tourism potentia! and $or& out the

appropriateness and feasi i!it" of various activities for

deve!oping attractions in these areas#

# Promote and mar&et the 3a!a&and tourism industr" in and

outside the countr"#

i# 5egu!ate, contro! and protect the environment of the cro$ded

areas a!read" thronged " the tourists visitors and prevent the

recurrence of this mishap in the potentia! tourist areas#

ii# Privati*e the tourism industr" and insta!! a sense of o$nership of

the tourism industr" in the private investors#

iii @sta !ish a net$or& amongst the private sector, Federa!

overnment, Provincia! overnment and other sister tourism

institutions oth in and outside the countr" for the improvement

and promotion of the tourism in 3a!a&and 5egion#


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3. AN O&ER&IE' OF E(ISTING CONDITIONS3. AN O&ER&IE' OF E(ISTING CONDITIONS

3.1 E(ISTING TOURISM ACTI&ITY

3.1.1 T)*+i , - P) /0 i

Pa&istan en o"s a uni+ue position due to its strategic !ocation on the

$or!d map and its topographica! and geographica! features, especia!!"

the areas in the north# The area is &no$n " virtue of its !oft"

mountains covered $ith sno$, ever green pine, oa&s and shru s#

Aara&uram (A'=) the second highest pea& in the $or!d has graced this

!and " its !ocation in the northern most part of the countr"#

Pictures+ue mountain s!opes $ith sno$ me!t rivers f!o$ing in the

gorges present fascinating scenes $hich are attractive to !oca!s and

foreigner a!i&e# Nature has gifted this countr" $ith vast scope of

deve!oping the eautifu! hi!!s and panoramic vie$s#

3a!a&and division constitutes a significant part of the eautifu!

countr" !ocated north of Pa&istan# It consists of the va!!e"s of S$at, 0irand Chitra!, a!! uni+ue in the potentia! scenic eaut" as attraction for

tourists# To the outside $or!d these va!!e"s tru!" represent Pa&istan for

tourism activit"# %esides the natura! eaut", these areas have rich

historica! ac&ground# If ac&$ardness is ta&en as !essing in disguise,

fe$ of the !ocations here have seen !itt!e impact of modern !ife,

therefore the" are cu!tura!!" preserved in origina! form#

The f!o$ of visitors started to$ards 3a!a&and division in ear!" fifties

$hen the first oo& on Aafiristan $as pu !ished# The attractive

narration of the different customs of the !oca! inha itants, together

$ith eautifu! description of the va!!e"s opened a ne$ era for this


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other$ise forgotten !and# Whosoever $ent to the va!!e"s of Aafiristan

in Chitra! $as enchanted " the rh"thmic music of tur u!ent streams,

chirping irds on the trees and eautifu! Aa!ash $omen#

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3ost areas in 3a!a&and 0ivision are !ocated at high a!titudes $hich

$itness e treme!" co!d $inters# %esides, due to the !and s!iding and

e cessive sno$ fa!!, the access to these areas especia!!" Chitra!

ecomes e treme!" difficu!t and sometimes impossi !e# Therefore, the

most suita !e period for tourists to visit these areas is during summer#

This is the time $hen other parts of the countr" $itness scorching

heat and peop!e f!oc& to the hi!!" areas# /!though the tourists visitthese areas around the "ear even during $inter ut the" are ver" fe$

in num er and their visits are !imited to re!ative!" !o$'!"ing areas# The

main'stream of the tourists starts coming sometimes during 3a" and

continue ti!! cto er# Therefore norma!!" the tourists season is

considered to e from mid 3a" to mid cto er, ever" "ear#

3.1.3 C)- ) , i i)0 ) T)*+i , ,

In the ear!" da"s of Pa&istan a tourist $as necessari!" ta&en as a

foreigner, as oth $ords (tourist and foreigner) $ere s"non"mous to

each other# /s the time passed and socio'economic conditions in

Pa&istan improved, a significant num er of !oca! popu!ation started

ta&ing part in tourism activit"# With e posure to the outside $or!d,

increased num er of educated fami!ies $ith increase in afforda i!it"

and the revo!ution rought " the mass media, peop!e of Pa&istan

rea!i*ed need for recreation to en o" vacationing# radua!!" a c!ass of

!oca! and domestic tourists deve!oped $hich has no$ increased to a

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The tourists no$ are divided into three categoriesB

(a) 2oca! tourists#

( ) 0omestic tourists#

(c) Foreign tourists#

2oca! tourists e!ong to the same area and ma&e short time visits

most!" on dai!" asis# The" are genera!!" $ee&'end ho!ida" ma&ers#

0omestic tourists are present!" perhaps the !argest proportion of

tourists# These are the peop!e $ho visit the tourists p!aces during theannua! vacation (summer and $inter) periods and e!ong to Pesha$ar,

Is!ama ad, 2ahore, Aarachi and the remaining parts of the countr"#

Foreign tourists main!" come from @urope, /merica, /ustra!ia and

7apan# The on!" countr" in /sia $hich has significant share in Pa&istan

Tourism is 7apan# Foreign tourists are a significant proportion of the

tota! tourists in Pa&istan# /ccording to the /dditiona! Secretar", Tourism, 3r# >assan 5a*a Pasha, Since 19 :, tourists arriva! in

Pa&istan ranged et$een :,e noted that the

tourists arriva! in Pa&istan as much !o$er than in most other countries

in the region# /ccording to a recent Wor!d Trave! and Tourism Counci!

Surve" in 1996, there are =1= mi!!ion tourism re!ated o s in the $or!d

$hich are contri uting K :#; tri!!ion or 14#9 J of the g!o a! 0P#

/ccording to a forecast, ti!! the "ear =414 @ast /sia and Pacific regions

$i!! gro$ " ?J on the average in the tourists arriva! $hich is a!most

dou !e the $or!d average#

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There are t$o significant aspects regarding the services to e

provided to tourists at an" p!ace# ne is comfort and the other is

adventure# Tourists prefer to ma&e their period of sta" as comforta !e

as possi !e# >o$ever, there are certain instances $hen an" difficu!t"

during the ourne" or sta" needs !itt!e hardship $hich is ta&en as

adventure# %ut under norma! circumstances, there are asic human

needs $hich certain!" re+uire to e provided# Fo!!o$ing is an overvie$

of the asic services $hich are present!" e isting for the tourists#

. T+ 0, )+ i )0

The countr" has at present a vast and e tensive net$or& of air, rai!

and road !in&ages# >o$ever, appropriate modes of suita !e transport

$ithin the division e ist in the private sector a!one as no specific

arrangements for tourists is made " the pu !ic sector# Private usses,

$agons and sma!! vehic!es p!" ever"$here in the division, $hich are

most!" not ver" comforta !e seating capacit" $ise nor to the !eve! ofservice# To approach the attractive ut difficu!t terrains in the far

f!ung areas eeps are avai!a !e to hire, ut the s"stem !ac&s an

organi*ed net$or The rates of these eeps are determined at $i!! "

the operators and are +uite e or itant during the pea& tourists

season# There is no uniformit" in rates nor there is an" organi*ed

chec& s"stem on the fares#

8. H) / ,

>ote! usiness is main!" o$ned " the private sector, e cept at

!ocations $here PT0C o$ns mote!s, one at Aa!am and the other at


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Chitra!# There is on!" one four star hote! !ocated at 3ingoraG a!! others

are either t$o star or one star hote!s# It is e treme!" difficu!t to assess

the tota! num er of hote!s in the division or their tota! ed capacit",

the reason eing that none of them has een registered $ith the

3inistr" of Tourism $hich e ercises contro! on them# >o$ever, the

ma or concentration of hote!s are in 3ingora, 3ad"an, %ahrain and

Aa!am in S$at# / num er of hote!s are a!so !ocated in 0ir and Chitra!,

in the private sector#

The performance of these hote!s has een poor oth in terms of

standards and !eve! of service# 0ue to the !ac& of an" contro! on this

usiness, the" operate under the free mar&et s"stem# 5oom rents arefi ed " the management $hich changes according to the demand# It

$as revea!ed during an intervie$ $ith some of the tourists in 3ad"an

and Aa!am that the rent for a sing!e room of 5s# :44#44 per night

during the off'season rises upto 5s# :,444#44 per night during the

pea& season#

7. R/, *+ 0 ,

Simi!ar to the case of hote!s, the restaurants a!so have sho$n a poor

performance# First!", there is a shortage of standard restaurants

throughout the division# Second!", the !eve! of service is poor as most

of them do not fo!!o$ the asic princip!es of hea!th and h"giene#

Third!", due to the !ac& of an" contro! measures, the mea!s service

charges are +uite e or itant, especia!!" during the pea& tourists

season#

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%asic ur an faci!ities inc!uding shopping areas, post and te!egraph

offices, te!ephone offices, an&s etc# are sporadica!!" !ocated in the

division# Whi!e the shopping areas and posta! services are ade+uate!"

avai!a !e, te!ecommunication net$or& has een recent!" improved ut

not to the !eve! of satisfaction# Those provided " the hote!s are often

too e pensive due to the additiona! service charges and sa!es ta #

Pu !ic te!ephone faci!it" is !imited to a fe$ !ocations on!" and that a!so

is !imited to the office $or&ing hours# Night shift at an" te!ephone

e change is not operative#

/. S / 9

Safet" to the visitors is the first and foremost re+uirement for an"

tourism industr" to deve!op and f!ourish# Whi!e the !a$ and order

situation in the va!!e"s has een a!$a"s under contro!, there had een

some incidents of theft, !ooting, decoities, &idnapping and even &i!!ing

in the fast past# /n e tensive net$or& of po!ice survei!!ance has no$

een esta !ished even to the remote areas, as a resu!t such incidents

are ver" rare!" happening no$# The most recent incident reported inthe press $as the !ooting of four $agons at 2o$ari Top during the

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and the" provide !itt!e information, and are not operating around the

c!oc& $hereas the tourists have no specific time to arrive at a certain

p!ace# These centers are open on!" during the $or&ing hours on the

$or&ing da"s# Tourists have een o served to e stuc& up during the

$ee&!" ho!ida"s and !ate in the evenings, due to the !ac& of

information regarding the road conditions to proceed further in their

ourne"#

g. T)*+ O /+ )+, 0 G*i / ,

/n e tensive net$or& of tour operators $or&ing as trave! agents e ists

in the area to provide an ade+uate !eve! of service to the touristsduring a!! seasons# %esides, tour guides area a!so avai!a !e on specific

!ocations to e hired for specific ourne"s# >o$ever, due to the !ac& of

an organi*ed institutiona! arrangement for contro! of their activities,

their performance has not een e ce!!ent#

3.1.5 A0 O /+ i / : ) T)*+i , - i0 P ;i , 0

In spite of the presence of a!! that, a tourist !oo&s for$ard to en o"ing

!oft" mountains, verdant va!!e"s, unriva!!ed spra$!ing s&" !ine,

archaeo!ogica! sites, inviting mountain s!opes, rich cu!tura! diversit",

e +uisite curiosities and a ove a!!, a high!" hospita !e peop!e#

Pa&istan has not made significant progress in tourism industr"# This is

a discouraging situation $hen compared $ith countries $ith much !ess

to offer to tourists $hi!e reaping a rich harvest of trave!!ers and

tourists " $a" of co!!ecting mi!!ions in foreign e change#

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tourism has een treated " the successive governments casua!!" and

not as an industr" $ith great potentia! as a foreign e change earner#

Tourism is a!read" the $or!d-s fastest gro$ing industr" after oi!# Its

annua! turn ' over is a out K :#4 tri!!ion# It is e pected to surpass

ever" other industr" " the end of the first +uarter of the =1st

centur", if a s"stematic progressive po!ic" is adopted to deve!opment

in the coming fe$ "ears from no$#

ver t$o and ha!f decades ac& Pa&istan seemed destined to ecome

the hottest tourists spot in South and South @ast /sia# That $as in the

ear!" 19?4-s# / french firm had een commissioned to carr" out a

stud" to suggest short and !ong'term p!ans for the promotion of Tourism# The firm, Sena 3etra, in its vo!uminous report prepared a =4

"ear perspective p!an $hich inc!uded deve!opment of ne$ tourists

sites, upgrading of e isting infrastructure faci!ities, promotion and

pu !icit" on incrementa! asis to mar&et the tourist products thus

deve!oped# This p!an $as never ta&en serious!" and since then has

een she!ved#

The sector in spite of having received the status of an industr" has

remained neg!ected due main!" to the ureaucratic ott!enec&s and

various re!ated reasons#

3.1.6 R/7 /0 E )+ ,

In response to gro$ing demands and a$areness of the potentia! in

this sector ma or steps are eing under ta&en to deve!op tourism in

Pa&istan# We!! thought over arrangement are eing made in this

regard# Fo!!o$ing recent activities underta&en " various

organi*ations are indicative of a nationa! po!ic" change and attitude#


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i# The "ear 199< mar&s the advent of professiona!!" organi*ed

tourist inf!o$ from Ita!" to Pa&istan# This has come in $a&e of a

recent agreement et$een one of the !argest tour operators of

Ita!", 8egeta! %uonconsig!io and Pa&istan Tours 2td, (PT2) of

PT0C $hich is government-s organi*ation for promotion of

tourism in Pa&istan# T$o !arge groups of tourist have a!read"

visited Pa&istan and more are e pected# Tourists inf!o$ from

Ita!" $hich ti!! no$ averaged around :444 per "ear are e pected

to dou !e " ne t "ear# The countr" is !i&e!" to earn over S K 6

mi!!ion from the ne$ Ita!ian mar&et of tourism# Simi!ar

agreements are p!anned to e signed $ith 6 more companies of@urope#

ii# / ='da" uni+ue e hi ition, the @LP -s T5/8@2 ' 9< $as he!d in

Aarachi, providing an opportunit" to peop!e to p!an their

ho!ida"s in accordance $ith their disposa !e e penditure#

iii# The recent!" introduced STC Copter Safari provides an e ce!!entopportunit" to visit Naran, Saifu! 3u!u&, Aa!am, 3ahudand, and

the va!!e" of Aa!ash# The one da" trip from Pesha$ar inc!udes

round trip, sight seeing, !unch and refreshments#

iv# 7ashn'e'S$at is an annua! event, $hich has een recent!"

organi*ed at officia! !eve! and is he!d $ith fervor#

v# T0CP has ver" recent!" esta !ished Institute of Tourism and

>ote! 3anagement (IT>3) in 2ahore to ring trained $or& force

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vi# / ='da" $or&shop $as he!d in 2ahore on .Tourism in Pa&istan '

pportunities and Cha!!enges. during 3a" 199uman 5esource 0eve!opment Committee is

carr"ing out a programme for introducing ne$ standards in

eight discip!ines of hospita!it" sector to cater to the needs of

foreign tourists in Pa&istan# The pro ect is financed " the

@uropean Commission for an integrated human resourcedeve!opment programme for seven S//5C countries at a cost of

14 mi!!ion S do!!ars and coordinated " the South /sian

Tourism Secretariat (S/TS) $i!! train ; ,444 $or&ers of

hospita!it" sector " the "ear =444# Conse+uent!", it $as

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sett!ements in 3a!a&and /genc" have e!ectricit" and te!ephone

faci!ities# Supp!" of $ater is a!so provided ade+uate!" to these

sett!ements# >o$ever, the se$erage faci!it" is comp!ete!" !ac&ing in

the area and so are the appropriate measures for so!id $aste

co!!ection and disposa!# Sui gas supp!" has reached 0argai, and it is

p!anned to e e tended to the /genc" and e"ond#

S$at is $e!! connected to other parts of the Province through a good

+ua!it" road $hich runs north'south, !in&ing a!! the ma or sett!ements

in the area# Within S$at this road starts from 3a!a&and and !eads a!!

the $a" upto Aa!am in the north, from $here t$o roadsG one to

3ahudand and another to /thror provide reasona !e !in&s in the area# The road providing accessi i!it" to the %uner district and the Shang!a

district, ho$ever are not of e ce!!ent +ua!it" as the" need continuous

maintenance and improvement $or&s# In addition to the main regiona!

road net$or&, sma!!er access roads !in&ing the sma!!er va!!e"s are a!so

not of good +ua!it"# 5ai! !in& is provided upto 0argai on!" $hich is

!ocated across 3a!a&and Pass# >o$ever, regu!ar commercia! f!ights

are operated providing air !in& of S$at $ith the rest of the countr"# The Saidu Sharif /irport is

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!ocated near 3ingora across the 5iver S$at# The 3unicipa! $ater

supp!" s"stem e ists in 3ingora and a !imited num er of vi!!ages on!"#

3ost of other sett!ements either use spring $ater or river $ater for

drin&ing purpose# Water is norma!!" avai!a !e e cept at a fe$ p!aces

!ocated at high a!titudes $here spring $ater and f!o$ing streams are

a$a" from the vicinit"# Se$erage s"stem is a!so !imited to 3ingora

cit" on!"# >o$ever, open drains e ist in other human sett!ements#

%eing a hi!!" terrain rain $ater drainage is not a pro !em# >apha*ard

constructions ho$ever have posed pro !em of o structing the f!ood

$ater run off during the past, $ith partia! damages to the ui!t up

properties# 3unicipa! so!id $aste co!!ection and disposa! e ists in

3ingora cit" on!" and that a!so is not $ithout deficiencies in operationand coverage# /!! other sett!ements have virtua!!" no s"stem as such,

creating serious environmenta! po!!ution pro !ems, $hich need to e

ta&en care of# 3ingora is connected $ith rest of the $or!d through the

Nation$ide 0irect 0ia!!ing Te!ephone net$or Te!ephone faci!it" is

provided to a!most a!! the sett!ements !ocated a!ong the main road#

@!ectricit" in a!so provided to most of the areas in S$at# >o$ever, gas

faci!it" has not "et reached in this part of the countr" though aprogramme is on the anvi!#

The situation in 0ir is different than an" other area of the division# Ti!!

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concept of so!id $aste disposa!, an"$here in the district#

/ccessi i!it" to certain p!aces is perhaps the most asic re+uirement

and Chitra! has een +uite unfortunate in this regard as the on!" road

!in& to the rest of the countr" passes through 2o$ari top $hich

remains c!osed for a!most < months of $inter during the "ear# This

Top, !ocated at more then 1:,444 feet a ove sea !eve! comes under

heav" sno$ fa!! during the $inter and after the sno$ me!ts, the !and

s!iding activit" ta&es p!ace, ringing considera !e damage to the road#

/ proposa! to ui!d a tunne! under the pass has een a s$eet dream

of the peop!e of Chitra! $hich has a!so een a ro&en promise of the

successive governments since past man" decades# It is a!so a muchused and sti!! effective po!itica! s!ogan# @ven no$, the !ast Prime

3inister of Pa&istan, 3rs# %ena*eer %hutto has announced an amount

of 5s =44#4 mi!!ions in the th Five Dear P!an for this purpose#

>o$ever, there are !itt!e hopes for this dream to come true# /s an

a!ternate the peop!e of Chitra! are forced to use the road through

/randu into Aunar Province of /fghanistan and then again into either

3ohmand /genc" or Ah" er /genc" of the tri a! areas# This route hasproved e treme!" unsafe and ris&" and is certain!" not suita !e to the

foreign and domestic tourists# /!though Chitra! has an air!in& $ith

Pesha$ar and a dai!" f!ight operates, ut it is a!$a"s su ect to the

$eather conditions and rare!" operates regu!ar!"# >o$ever, $hen the

2o$ari Top opens during the summer oth foreign as $e!! as domestic

tourists f!oc& to the area, $hich is other$ise $e!! connected to its

various parts# No ade+uate access roads are other$ise provided to

the numerous sma!! va!!e"s of the area# Water is a undant!" avai!a !e

in Chitra! va!!e"# The ma or to$ns have tapped $ater supp!", $hereas

other sett!ements use either spring $ater or the river $ater# P!anned

and $e!! designed se$erage s"stem does not e ist an"$here in the


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district# @!ectricit" is avai!a !e to on!" the ma or to$ns and that a!so

from the !oca! generators of !imited capacit"# >o$ever, there are p!ans

to e!ectrif" the sett!ements in the near future# The district has " no$

een connected $ith the nationa! grid ut e tension of po$er !ines are

"et to e done, depending on avai!a i!it" of financia! resources#

3.3 E(ISTING CI&IC AMENITIES

Fig# :'% and Fig# :'C give a rief description of the avai!a i!it" of civic

amenities and tourist faci!ities at se!ected !ocations in the 3a!a&and

0ivision#

The sett!ements a!ong the main road in 3a!a&and /genc" are

ade+uate!" served " the civic amenities inc!uding an&s, post offices,

po!ice stations, and shopping areas# The

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/genc" head+uarters hospita! !ocated at %at&he!a near the 3a!a&and

Top is $e!! e+uipped to provide asic as $e!! as specia!i*ed hea!th

faci!ities oth to the !oca!s and the transit visitors# T$o other hospita!s

at 0argai and Thana are a!so serving the respective area# >ote!s are

a!most non'e istent in the area as the visitors inc!uding the tourists

are most!" transit passengers# / num er of government rest houses

are !ocated a!ong the main road ut these do not provide

accommodation to the visitors un!ess " specia! arrangements# /

PT0C road side faci!it" near %at&he!a has een provided recent!"#

There are !arge num er of !oca! restaurants !ocated in the to$ns a!ong

the main road ut fe$ are upto the standard# No tourist information

centre is !ocated in the /genc" area, ho$ever, information is providedin an informa! manner " the !oca!s, if re+uired# / detai!ed surve" $as

carried out " the Consu!tants team in order to ascertain the

avai!a i!it" and condition of the e isting infrastructure faci!ities and

civic amenities in each of the potentia! sites, to ecome a asis for the

future p!ans and proposa!s# The cop" of the proforma is attached at

the end of this 5eport as /nne ure'I#

%eing the capita! of 3a!a&and 0ivision, most of the civic amenities are

concentrated at 3ingora, Saidu Sharif# The ranch faci!ities are

provided to most of the human sett!ements in the area# The" inc!ude

an&s, post offices, po!ice stations, hospita!s, dispensaries and

shopping Centers# 3ingora is a!so the centre of the tourist activities

as most of the tourists !eading to$ards north ma&e a stop over at

3ingora# There are a num er of hote!s $ith var"ing ed capacit" and

+ua!it" of service# >o$ever, there is on!" one five star hote! $hich is

!ocated at 3ingora# >ote!s are scattered a!! over the pper S$at at

various !ocations $ith var"ing +ua!it" and ed capacities# 5estaurants

are a!so !ocated in a!most a!! the sett!ements a!ong the road, ut good


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+ua!it" restaurants are fe$# 5est >ouses e!onging to various

government departments agencies are a!so !ocated at a fe$ !ocations

in S$at, ut are not avai!a !e for the tourists# Po!ice posts have een

esta !ished at important vi!!ages $ith su 'posts around for the

purpose of maintaining !a$ and order# Posta! services are a!so

avai!a !e, $hereas hospita!s 5ura! >ea!th Centers have a!so een

esta !ished#

0istrict >ead+uarter >ospita! at Timargara is most!" fu!fi!!ing the

needs of the patients# NW0 faci!ities have een e tended to a!! the

important sett!ements# Shopping faci!ities e ist at a num er of p!aces,

the main usiness Centers are %at&he!a in 3a!a&and /genc", $hi!e thesecond one is at Timargara, the district head+uarter of 2o$er 0ir#

ood +ua!it" restaurants are not avai!a !e an"$here# From tourism

point of vie$ there is no faci!it" $hatsoever throughout a!ong the

main Cha&dara to 0ir road nor an"$here in the eautifu! !atera!

va!!e"s# /t Pana&ot near 0ir a PT0C mote! is nearing comp!etion#

The ma or ur an sett!ements of Chitra! are !in&ed " the te!ephonenet$or&, $hich ho$ever, needs to e further e tended# ther ur an

faci!ities inc!uding hea!th centers, post M te!egraph offices, po!ice and

scout offices, an&s and shopping areas are a!! !ocated in the ma or

sett!ements of the area# There are fe$ +ua!it" hote!s in the district,

$hich are main!" concentrated in Chitra! cit"# 3ost other to$ns do not

have decent arrangements for overnight sta"s# 2oca! restaurants

catering for the needs of the !oca!s and visitors a!i&e are avai!a !e at

most of the sett!ements, ut their +ua!it" and !eve! of services is

genera!!" poor# >o$ever, some good +ua!it" restaurants are !ocated

in Chitra! to$n on!"# ther amenities !i&e tourist information centers,

tour agents operators and guides are a!so avai!a !e at !imited


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4. DATA COLLECTION < ANALYSIS4. DATA COLLECTION < ANALYSIS

Preparation of 3aster P!an for the deve!opment and promotion of

tourism at 5egiona! !eve! is perhaps the first e ercise of its &ind everunderta&en in Pa&istan# Therefore no ase!ine data $as avai!a !e for

various aspects invo!ved in tourism#

/ !arge sca!e countr" vide and mu!tip!e +uestionnaire surve" for this

purpose $as neither possi !e to e carried out $ithin the time a!!o$ed

nor $as it $ithin the scope of this 3aster P!an# >o$ever, necessar"

opinion surve"s have een conducted in order to provide ade+uate

ac&ground information and gain etter insights into the pro !ems

faced " the tourists and other re!ated aspects# These surve"s are

simp!" meant to ref!ect various opinions and have een carried out

$ith sma!! samp!e si*e $hich can not e statistica!!" ana!"*ed on an"

!eve! of confidence# The resu!ts ho$ever ref!ect the e isting conditions

in an appropriate manner to serve the purpose of this 3aster P!an#

/de+uate data pertaining to various aspects has een co!!ected othfrom primar" as $e!! secondar" sources, in order to gain in depth

insights to arrive at usefu! conc!usions# Primar" source data co!!ection

invo!ved num er of site visits and +uestionnaire surve"s# The detai!s

of data co!!ection and its ana!"sis are as fo!!o$s#

4.1 SUR&EY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL

TOURISM SITES

The $ho!e 0ivision $as visited and studied " the team of consu!tants

in order to identif" the potentia! sites to e se!ected for tourism

attractions# The" inc!uded sites of historica! and cu!tura! significance,


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scenic and natura! eaut" and other p!aces of interest# /s a resu!t, a

!ong !ist of potentia! sites $as prepared and is inc!uded in chapter < of

this 3aster P!an#

4.2 SUR&EY OF E(ISTING INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

The data regarding the e isting infrastructure faci!ities inc!uding

roads, $ater supp!", se$erage, so!id $aste disposa!, e!ectricit" and

te!ephone $ere co!!ected from various government departments and

agencies# The data inc!uded the avai!a i!it" of service, !eve! of service,

and condition of service in order to estimate deficienc" in each faci!it"in terms of its provision at various specific !ocations $ith regard to the

potentia! tourism sites se!ected for the 3aster P!an# The departments

visited for this purpose inc!uded the CMW department, Pu !ic >ea!th

@ngineering 0epartment and 2oca! 3unicipa! offices# Information $as

a!so co!!ected regarding the pro ects present!" under e ecution and

those a!read" approved for e ecution # The resu!ts of this surve" have

a!read" een given in chapter : of this master p!an#

4.3 SUR&EY OF E(ISTING CI&IC AMENITIES

The data regarding the e isting civic amenities inc!uding Po!ice, Post,

>ea!th, %an&s etc# $as co!!ected from the 0ivisiona! Po!ice

>ead+uarters, enera! Post ffice, Pesha$ar, 0irectorate of >ea!th

and Eona! >ead ffices of various commercia! an&s respective!"# The

data $as than separated $hich $as re!ated to the specific se!ected

potentia! tourism sites# The data inc!uded the avai!a i!it" of service,

!eve! of service and service area covered, in order to identif" the

deficiencies# The ana!"sis of this surve" is a!so a!read" given in


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chapter : of this 3aster P!an#

4.4 SUR&EYS OF THE FOREIGN TOURISTS

Foreign tourists $ere divided into t$o categories#

i) Foreign tourists

ii) Foreigners $or&ing in N#W#F#P

#A$ F)+/ig0 T)*+i, ,

/ tota! of 1= foreign tourists $ere random!" approached andintervie$ed for this purpose# The resu!ts of the intervie$s are as

fo!!o$s#

ut of the tota! $ere ma!e and ; $ere fema!e# @ cept one

/ustra!ian a!! other e!onged to @urope $ith as much as from #A

a!one# The" e!onged to a variet" of professions inc!uding engineers,

students, farmer, factor" $or&ers and even a priest# The countries !astvisited efore Pa&istan $ere India, Iran , China, @g"pt and 3a!a"sia,

out of $hich India, China and Iran are neigh ors of Pa&istan#

The foreign tourists e pressed a mu!titude of purposes ehind their

visit to Pa&istan# The" most!" came for trac&ing , mountain c!im ing,

sight seeing and to visit the historic and cu!tura! p!aces# / fe$ of then

(= out of 1=) came for se and drugs# This c!ear!" ref!ects that the

tourists interested in se and drugs are actua!!" ver" sma!! in num er,

!eading to the fact that good tourism is +uite possi !e $ithout se and

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Pesha$ar, S$at, Chitra! and Northern /reas $ere the p!aces of

attraction for these tourists# ther p!aces in Pa&istan inc!uded

3ohen odaro, Huetta and %aha$a!pur#

%oo&s and friends $ere among the most common means to come to

&no$ a out tourist p!aces in Pa&istan#

>a!f of the tourists entered into Pa&istan " air $hi!e the others came

" road# /fter entering into Pa&istan us and coach $ere the most

common modes of transport used " the foreign tourists#

It is interesting to note that most of the foreign tourists $ere trave!!ingsing!e and not in groups# The e penditure most!" ranged from 5s#

=4,444 ' to 5s# ;4,444 ' per person#

Foreign tourists have e pressed the fo!!o$ing pro !ems faced " them

during their sta" in Pa&istan#

P+)8 /-, .

i# 2ac& of information and sometimes $rong information#

ii# >arassment " !oca! ma!es to fema!e tourists #

iii# Cheating in terms of man" matters#

iv# Chi!d eggars#

v# 2ac& of permission to visit Ah" er Pass and Tri a! /reas#

vi# Non'avai!a i!it" of transport at night#

vii# 0ifference in price charged to a foreigner or a !oca!#

viii# 2ac& of credit card currenc" e change faci!it"#

i # Too man" po!ice chec& posts and movement restrictions#

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i# Poor +ua!it" food and other goods#

ii# 2ac& of good +ua!it" , average period hote!s#

Fo!!o$ing are some of the suggestions came from the foreign tourists#

S*gg/, i)0, .

i# Provide etter and efficient gar age co!!ection and

disposa! s"stem for genera!!" c!ean environment#

ii# Po!ice chec&ing shou!d e made at fe$ p!aces on!" to

ma&e movement easier#

iii# /ccessi i!it" to more areas shou!d e made easi!"possi !e#

iv# 5egu!ate the pricing s"stem for hote!s, restaurant and

transport#

v# /ppropriate tourism !iterature shou!d e made avai!a !e

for etter information#

It $as revea!ed " the surve" that norma!!" the duration of the tourist

sta" ranged from one $ee& to one month# / cop" of the surve"proforma is attached at the end of this report as /nne 'II#

(B$. S*+ / 9 ) F)+ /i g0 / +, ') +;i 0g i 0 N'FP.

/ !arge num er of foreigners $or&ing most!" $ith the internationa! aid

agencies are !iving in NWFP, most!" in Pesha$ar# / tota! of 14 such

foreigners $ere intervie$ed in connection of tourism in NWFP# / cop"

of the proforma is attached $ith this report as /nne 'III# The ana!"sis

of these intervie$s is as fo!!o$s#

ut of the 14, on!" one $as a fema!e and a!! others $ere ma!e# @ cept


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one /fghan and one /merican a!! others $ere from different countries

of @urope# The" had een in Pa&istan for a period ranging from 1 "ear

to ; "ears# 3ost of them $ere doing administrative o s of manageria!

!eve!#

It is revea!ed from the surve" that these foreigners +uite fre+uent!"

visit the tourism p!aces and often the same p!ace more than once# The

most fre+uent!" visited p!aces inc!ude 3urree in Pun a , S$at, Chitra!,

Aaghan and u!i"at /rea in NWFP# %oo&s, !iterature and friends have

again emerged as the most common means of information a out

these p!aces#

Fo!!o$ing are some of the pro !ems faced " these tourists#

P+)8 /-, .

i) 2ac& of ade+uate and authentic information a out specific

sites, even from the Tourist Information Centers of PT0C#

ii) Fre+uent!" cance!!ation of f!ights, especia!!" to i!git andChitra!#

iii) 2ac& of appropriate and ade+uate faci!ities#

Some of the suggestion made " these tourists to improve tourism

activit" are as fo!!o$s#

S*gg/, i)0, .

i) Provide ade+uate information a out the tourism !ocations#

ii) Improve the advertising and promotion of tourism#

iii) Improve ph"sica! conditions on tourist !ocations#

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v) Improve the genera! hote! conditions#

vi) Improve the means of communication#

vii) Improve hote!, restaurant and car renta! services#

4.5 SUR&EYS ' ITH THE LOCAL=DOMESTIC TOURISTS

/ tota! of =4 +uestionnaires $ere comp!eted at various !ocations in

the 5egion# / cop" of the proforma is attached $ith this report as

/nne 'I8# The ana!"sis of the surve" resu!ts is as fo!!o$sB

2eve! of education is essentia!!" a strong determinant of a persons-s

a$areness and attitude to$ards recreation# Therefore persons $ithvaried t"pe of education !eve! $ere intervie$ed# ut of the tota! 16 J

had no forma! education, $hereas =6 J of the tota! $ere metric and

as much as :4 J had intermediate !eve! of education# /nother :4 J

$ere graduates# 5esponding to the +uestion, ever" od" agreed that

recreation $as essentia! for !ife and a necessit" for good hea!th# /

significant ma orit" of the respondents revea!ed that the" go

fre+uent!" for recreation and as much as 96 J of the tota!respondents confirmed it# It $as revea!ed that most of the peop!e (


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i# Persona! dis!i&ing

ii# 2ac& of securit" in pu !ic p!aces

iii# 5e!igious reasons

Peop!e go to various p!aces for recreation# /s much as ;= J of the

tota! go to the 3a!a&and 5egion $hich inc!udes the va!!e"s of S$at,

0ir and Chitra!# S$at eing !ocated c!osest is perhaps the most

popu!ar destination# P!aces !ocated in Pun a are the second most

popu!ar destinations and the" inc!ude 3urree, Is!ama ad and 2ahore,

as a out :4 J of the tota! respondents go there during vacations#

>a*ara 5egion is another popu!ar destination as a out 16 J go to

/ otta ad and Aaghan for this purpose# / out J remains in

Pesha$ar and visit the !oca! recreation p!aces inc!uding >a"ata ad#

/s much as 96 J of the tota! respondents e pressed that such activit"

$i!! e good for the !oca! econom", as it $i!! generate income for the

!oca! popu!ation#

4.6 SUR&EY FOR THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

/ tota! of =4 !oca!s e!onging the near " areas $here most of the

tourism activities ta&e p!ace $ere intervie$ed# / cop" of the proforma

for this purpose is attached $ith this report as /nne '8# The resu!ts of

this surve" are discussed in detai!s in chapter 1: of this report eing

the appropriate and re!evant p!ace#


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5. O&ERALL STRATEGY FOR THE MASTER PLAN5. O&ERALL STRATEGY FOR THE MASTER PLAN

5.1 IMMEDIATE ACTION PROGRAMME. #IAP$

The overa!! strateg" of the 3aster P!an is ased on t$o pronged

approachG an immediate action programme for the initia! period of =

"ears, and a !ong term programme spanning over a period of 14

"ears# The !ong term programme period $i!! inc!ude the immediate

action programme, and $i!! e integrated according!"#

The Immediate /ction Programme (I/P) $i!! essentia!!" prepare and

provide a ase, an environment and a set up for the imp!ementation

of the !ong term programme # In order to achieve this o ective and to

ensure smooth imp!ementation of the 3aster P!an, the actions

proposed at this stage $i!! not e ased on !arge sca!e financing# This

stage $i!! invo!ve the preparation of various po!icies and regu!ator"

measures and their imp!ementation in order to improve the e isting

conditions in tourism sector $ithout proposing the !arge sca!e ne$

faci!ities and infrastructure The ma or activities proposed to ecarried out during this period are as fo!!o$sB

i# design, adopt and enforce the regu!ator" measures for the

provision of various tourism faci!ities#

ii# carr" out mar&eting and promotion drives at intensive and

e tensive !eve!s#

iii# improve upgrade the e isting deficient infrastructure faci!ities

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iv# commence the institutiona! strengthening of STC to ena !e it to

fu!!" discharge its future ro!e as a !eading agenc" in tourism

sector#

5.2 LONG TERM PROGR AMME.

nce the po!icies have een prepared and a genera! environment for

the tourism promotion an deve!opment has een esta !ished, the !ong

term programme $i!! e imp!emented $hich $i!! certain!" invo!ve

!arge sca!e funding and financing# This stage $i!! invo!ve the pro ect

preparation, p!anning and imp!ementation in a phased out manner

ased on the esta !ished priorities# /!! the deve!opment pro ects areproposed to e e ecuted in this stage in an integrated fashion as $i!!

e ref!ected !ater in the chapter on the pro ect imp!ementation# The

ma or activities proposed to e carried out during this stage are

therefor as fo!!o$sB

i# e tension of the infrastructure faci!ities and provision of civic

amenities to ne$ sites in an integrated manner#

ii# e tension of the !eve! and coverage of the mar&eting and

promotion campaign#

iii# emphasis on revenue generation activities for sustaina !e

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6. POTENTIAL TOURISM SITES AND LOCATION6. POTENTIAL TOURISM SITES AND LOCATION SS

/ !ong !ist of potentia! sites and !ocation $as prepared and inc!uded in

the 5eport on @ isting Conditions# >o$ever, the !ist is neithere haustive nor it is $ithin the scope of the consu!tants $or& to

prepare a 144J comp!ete !ist of potentia! sites and !ocation# In

a so!ute terms ever" !ocation $ithin the stud" area is a candidate for

deve!opment into some &ind of tourism faci!it", e a picnic spot or a

roadside faci!it"# Nonethe!ess, the consu!tants have made ever" effort

to identif" a!! the potentia! sites and !ocations for the purpose of this

3aster P!an#

6.1 MALAKAND AGENCY

3a!a&and /genc" has a fe$ p!aces of interest to the visitors (Fig#;'/)#

The detai!s of $hich are as fo!!o$sB

6.1.1 J 88 0

This site is c!ose to 0argai, !ocated at the e it the pper S$at Cana! of

tunne! from the 3a!a&and hi!!# >ard!" four &m a$a" from 0argai, this

eautifu! spot covered $ith thic& gro$th of trees presents a

fascinating vie$# /s the first of the t$o po$er houses is !ocated here,

the churning of $ater fa!!, the humming of the transformers and

chirping of irds, a!! com ined, pervade the atmosphere# 8isitors,

most!" co!!ege students, o"s and gir!s from a!! parts of the countr"ma&e it an annua! feature of their e cursion trips to visit this site and

spend a fe$ hours# Some periodica!!" come here for picnic $hich the"

find as idea! p!ace to en o" $ith friends and rea!ties#


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6.1.2 M ; 0 P , ,

3a!a&and Pass throughout its !ength from the ottom near 0argai to

the top offers e ce!!ent vie$s of scenic eaut" and an interesting

drive# The vie$ of va!!e" do$n from the top is immense!" impressive

and attractive# The !ush green fie!ds in the far distant and the shining

$aters of pper S$at Cana! catch the attention of ever" passer "#

ne or t$o vie$ points at appropriate !ocations need to e esta !ished

$ith necessar" protective measures#

/s soon as one comp!etes the ascent and reaches the top, one fee!s

!i&e ta&ing a !itt!e rest and to en o" the vie$# Present!", therestaurants !ocated at the top do not offer ade+uate and decent

faci!ities, Therefore, a good +ua!it" restaurant is certain!" re+uired#

6.1.3 P i

This is a p!ain area at the foot of Chirat hi!!# / group of other vi!!ages

a!so co'e ist here# These vi!!ages e!ong to the Ahans of Thana#C!imatica!!" the area is not attractive ut its chief specia!t" !ies in t$o

$a"s# First!" the area a ounds in o!d %uddhist remains# 8a!ua !e

statues have een recovered from the area i!!ega!!" as $e!! as

unauthorised!"# The second specia!t" of the area is the high +ua!it"

oranges produced here $hich have no comparison e!se$here in the

$ho!e of the countr"# The area is accessi !e from t$o routes# ne is

from Thana via Cherat mountain# The hi!! has a steep rough c!im # The

!ac& topping of the road is in progress under the /0P and it is hoped

that it $i!! ma&e the access eas" for the area# The second and !onger

route is from Shergarh of 3ardan district# Pa!ai area is a!so &no$n for

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6.1.4 M))+ Hi

This high mountain resort is part!" accessi !e " road as a te!evision

ooster has een esta !ished here ut the scenic spots are a !itt!e

higher and not present!" connected " road# The present e!ectric !ine

can e e tended to here and access road $i!! a!so e necessar"#

Spring $ater is a!read" avai!a !e# The average height of the area is

6644 feet $hich affords enough coo! c!imate for the tourists# The

approach is from Thana to the T#8# ooster and a !itt!e higher in the

hi!!#

6.1.5 S// i P i

This site is a hi!! resort apposite Aa!angai near the unction of S$at

and Pan &ora rivers, at a height of ;644 feet a ove sea !eve!# This is a

p!easant tourist potentia! site, $hich !ac&s good approach at present#

Initia!!" some po!ice protection ma" e needed as the popu!ation is not

tourism oriented#

6.1.6 L/ 8 0 ; ) Ri /+ , :

The road from %at&he!a to S$at passes through green fie!ds $ith

shad" trees on oth sides of the road# This is particu!ar!" app!ica !e in

the stretch from %at&he!a to Thana# The river on the !eft some$here

touching the road oundar" is an added attraction# Coo! aromatic

ree*e even in the hot summer months refreshes the tourists $hi!e

driving#

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%ridge upstream in a !ength of = to : Am $ith a reasona !e $idth of

around 144 feet, constructed $i!! provide a picnic spot for the visitors#

The site is idea! for such a faci!it"# pposite on the right an& are a

fe$ huts each o$ned " the district administration, the 0ir scouts and

others# These are ho$ever, not avai!a !e for the tourists# / po!ice

.Chau&i. is a!read" esta !ished at the ridge site and it can e tend

safet" cover for a!! tourists#

6. 2 BUNER DISTRICT

The !itt!e e p!ored and re!ative!" une posed district of %uner has

man" potentia! sites for tourism as sho$n in Fig#;'% and discussed

e!o$B

6.2.1 # T?/ S?+i0/ ) Pi+ B 8

This shrine !ocated at Pacha Ai!!i is &no$n far and $ide in the NWFP

and is visited " devotees from ever" district of NWFP, some from

/*ad Aashmir and others from Pun a # The saint Said /!i $as a pious

man devoted to $orship and preaching of Is!am# >e therefore

attracted peop!e and man" of them reformed themse!ves# Incidenta!!"

he $as a!so a c!ose re!ative of 3ogha! Aing /& ar#

/ eautifu! spot $ith a great dea! of tourism potentia! from the natura!

and scenic eaut" point of vie$ e ists at a distance of a out =

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deve!oped as a picnic spot#

6.2.2 M ? 8 0 & /9

This va!!e" is &no$n for its natura! eaut" in et$een green hi!!s and

s$eet spring $aters# f !ate the Frontier assem !" unanimous!"

reso!ved to dec!are it a natura! area for preservation# /s no faci!ities

e ist here the area is infre+uent!" visited even " the near " district

inha itants of S$a i and 3ardan#

6.2.3 E *-=D), ++i

These are t$o ad oining hi!! tops of a out ?444 ft height each and are

visi !e from a distance from $hat ever direction "ou !oo& them $ithin

%uner# Their vie$ is more conspicuous during $inter $hen the tops

are covered $ith sno$# /n interesting !egend prevai!s in %uner in o!d

da"s, that the vi!!agers $hen as&ed to decide $hich hi!! top

Fig#;'%


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$as higher than the other the" $ere a!$a"s indecisive# Some $ho

favored one hi!! top $ou!d fight $ith others $ho favored the other hi!!

top# %ecause of the high a!titude these hi!! tops are most attractive in

summer for their fresh coo! air and green surroundings of pine trees

and most!" medicina! shru s and s$eet sme!!ing $i!d f!o$ers# The

greener" is a good a ode for $i!ed !ife, goats, mon&e"s, and even

!eopards# No faci!it" of tourism activit" e ists though potentia!!" there

is no etter p!ace than this throughout %uner and in the near part of

S$at#

6.2.4 K + ; + T)

The eautifu! mountain top fa!!ing on $a" from %ari&ot to 0aggar has

good potentia! to e deve!oped as a tourist attraction $ith re!ated

anci!!ar" faci!ities#

6.3 S'AT

S$at is gracious!" !essed " od in terms of natura! and sceniceaut"# The ourne" on the road from 3a!a&and to S$at for most part

is thri!!ing and e citing# The fruit gardens on one side and the 5iver

S$at on the other side $ith sno$ c!ad pea&s in farther hi!!s and !ush

green padd" fie!ds " the river side presents an enchanting and

enamoring scener"# /!most a!! areas are eautifu! and the preference

of one spot over the other is e treme!" difficu!t to decide# >o$ever,

for the purpose of this pro ect and ased on the criteria of tourism the

fo!!o$ing sites sett!ements have een designated as candidate sites

$here some sort of tourism activit" can either e esta !ished or

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6.3.1 U /g+ - R*i0 ,

degram $as an e treme!" !arge to$n $here $e can see the ruined

massive ui!dings dating ac& to the Aushan period# >ere an imposing

staircase has een uncovered consisting of a series of steps a out =6

feet !ong $hich e!ong to the Sassanian period# /rro$s found in great

+uantit" testif" to the fierce att!es $hich in various

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periods $ere fought for its capture# Coins, potter", eads and a fe$

ornaments are precious items of reference in the chrono!ogica! order

$ith reference to the various !a"ers#

6.3.2 S? 0 ; + D +

There is a stupa most pro a !" of the da"s of /sho&a and ui!ding

remains ruins on a sma!! hi!!, $hich a!so date ac& to the %uddhist

da"s $hich $as the prime period of this re!igion for its fo!!o$ers in this

part of the countr"# / uni+ue feature of the ui!dings constructed

during the %udhist civi!i*ation is that these ui!dings used to e

!ocated on the ad acent hi!!s ad oining the cu!tiva !e !ands or in somecases ad oining f!o$ing $ater# This indicates that the" $ou!d tr" to e

p!aced on safe commanding sites a$a" from the vagar" of f!oods

and or possi !e invaders#

6.3.3 G? /g i C /

This is a prehistoric cave near a stupa c!ose to the vi!!age ha!egai#0etai!s of this cave are shrouded and have to e e p!ored# This is an

outstanding cha!!enge for the present da" archaeo!ogists#

6.3.4 B* ? O0 R)7 ;

Near vi!!age ha!egai on road from Cha&dara to Saidu Sharif is a !arge

statue of 3ahatma %udha carved on a ig roc& and is an item of

attraction for the visitors# There is no sign post and most of the

tourists cross over the end of the road una$are of the !ocation# / fe$

steps $ere constructed during the past for o serving the statue

c!ose!"# With manhand!ing during the past, the statue has een


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disfigured# @ven no$ it is not too !ate to mend# / rai!ing $ith a sma!!

gate and a sign post is needed# The sign post or oard $i!! give

indication for the !ocation $hi!e the rai!ing and the gate $i!! give an

impression that the statue is meant to e preserved#

6.3.5 G)g +

%e"ond ha!egai , this is the most attractive site ust off the main

road# Carvings of historic significance on roc& here are of main

interest#

6.3.6 L 0 ;i Fi ,? i0g P)i0

This is a eautifu! spot as the S$at 5iver hugs the road here in a end#

5ec!aimed river ed $ith grass" cover and fe$ shad" trees has made

this site attractive# Sma!! improvised refreshment sta!!s have een

created for temporar" stop over of passengers and tourists# Some

amateur ang!ers tr" their !uc& for fishing here, others en o" the

roasted fish $ith a cup of tea or a co!d drin

6.3.% Mi0g)+

3ingora is the district as $e!! as the division head+uarters and main

commercia! area# Its shop&eepers are a!$a"s prepared to engage in

serious argaining and the" offer $ide range of items such as

e$e!!er", gems, em roider", !oca! handicrafts and S$ati sha$!s#

Foreign made items are a undant!" avai!a !e as a num er of peop!e

of S$at are emp!o"ed overseas and in merchant nav" $ho ring these

items $ith them and dispose them off in the !oca! mar&et# It is the

main concentration of a !arge num er of tourist faci!ities inc!uding

hote!s and restaurants# / ridge across the river !in&s 3ingora $ith the


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/irport and a!so $ith the ne$!" deve!oped Aan u To$nship#

6.3." S i * S? +i

Saidu Sharif is the administrative capita! of 3a!a&and 0ivision# >ere is

!ocated the S$at 3useum, the remains of %ut&ada stupa, the Wa!i of

S$at pa!ace, the tom of /&hun of S$at ca!!ed Saidu %a a and of

course, the on!" five star hote! of the 5egion#

6.3.! G* ;

/t u!&ada, = &i!ometers north of Saidu Sharif, pro a !" the mostimportant monaster" of the countr" has een !ocated# It surrounds a

ig Stupa from $here c!andestine diggers have in the past man" "ears

rought to !ight some of the most eautifu! fragments of andhara

art# This is no$ $ithin the precincts of 3ingora e tension of the to$n

$here office comp!e of the district administration is situated# This

name of u!&ada is not more than t$o decades o!d# Its o!der name

$as %ut&adah meaning a p!ace $here statues are !ocated#

The site is an o!d p!ace of a vi!!age to$n of the %uddhist period and

e cavations done here during the past " the archaeo!og" department

e posed the ruins $hich are no$ visi !e to the visitor#

6.3.1@ S: M*,/*-

Near " is !ocated a 3useum ca!!ed S$at 3useum $hich houses man"

va!ua !e co!!ections of the e cavations in and around 3ingora and the

ad oining archaeo!ogica! sites# These co!!ections are indications of the

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When $e ta!& of co!!ections preserved in the 3useums here, at

Cha&dara and even at Pesha$ar# the provincia! metropo!is, $e are

reminded of the sad picture of rec&!ess trade of these va!ua !es going

on c!andestine!" on !arge sca!e# 3easures are needed to discourage

and stop this i!!ega! trade $hich deprives this region of its va!ua !e

heritage $hich is in another $a" a rute attempt to misrepresent the

course of past histor"#

6.3.11 M +g?) +

This eautifu! spot is situated a out 1= &m to$ards South'@ast of3ingora# There is a ui!ding of a pa!ace made of $hite mar !e and

used to e occupied " the Wa!i-s father, name!" / du! Wadood , a!ias

%acha Sahi # There is an open mos+ue a spring of ver" co!d $ater at a

!o$er !eve! than the pa!ace# / par&ing p!atform is a!so avai!a !e

et$een the mos+ue and the pa!ace# For severa! decades the ui!ding

remained vacant ust to remind the ru!e of the e 'autocrat# No$ this

has een !eased out to ecome a restaurant'cum'hote!# It has a!so gotthe faci!it" of o" rides for the chi!dren# Since this is situated at a

height of a out ;444 ft and has got shaded trees around and a!so

a!ong the approach road, it has $ho!esome coo!ing effect on the

visitors#

6.3.12 Fi g

The scenic river an& !ocated a fe$ &i!ometers from 3ingora is a

tourist attraction spot throughout the "ear ut more so during the

summer months as the co!d sno$ me!t $ater of S$at river affords

$e!come re!ief to the visitors $ho sometimes en o" a dip in the river#


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The site has attraction as a picnic spot in a!! seasons of the "ear#

The ac& histor" of this attractive name is ho$ever ver" gruesome#

This site used to e ca!!ed Ha*aghat previous!" as condemned

prisoners of the then S$at State $ere e ecuted here " firing s+uads

of the e 'ru!er %acha Sahi , / du! Wadood " name and father of the

e ' Wa!i# Shariat 2a$s $ere practiced under the patronage of %acha

Sahi / du! Wadood " his appointed Ha*is# The imp!ementation of

the Is!amic 7urisprudence " the then Ha*is $as according to their o$n

&no$!edge of Is!am and there $as no scope of appea! against the

verdict#

6.3.13 Mi 0 -

This is situated mid$a" et$een 3ingora and Ah$a*a&he!a# It has got

an attractive commanding vie$ over the narro$ va!!e" at the end of

$hich it is situated# / PT0C hote! has sometime ac& een esta !ished

$hich offers faci!ities to the tourists for sta"# There is "et another 5est

>ouse near "# The connecting road et$een the t$o has eenproposed to e !ac& topped at a cost of 5B =#4 mi!!ion# / provision of

4#6 mi!!ion is made for 1996'9< $hi!e 5B 1#6 mi!!ion are proposed to e

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fu!!" deve!oped# / !u urious hote! accommodation has een

constructed $ith the cooperation of /ustrian ovt# Situated at a

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>ere the gushing and sp!ashing cr"sta! c!ear co!d $ater of t$o

tri utaries meet $hich presents an a sor ing moment to the mind

and the e"es# The s$ift movement of eautifu! trout fish to and for is

an added attraction#

6.3.1" K -

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3ati!tan is the first sma!! ha itation in the sho va!!e" and a&in to the

greener" ust traversed# / tri utar" of S$at river $ith its constant

rum !ing sound and shining sno$ me!t $ater presents a perpetua!

sources of o" to the mind# /ng!ing for trout here is an astonishing

pastime#

6.3.21 M ?* 0 L ;/

From Aa!am, 3ahodand 2a&e is :4 &i!ometers and to visit the !a&e one

has to hire a eep# / out 14 &i!ometers efore the !a&e, there is a

fascinating $aterfa!!# It is the most eautifu! and iggest fa!! in thisarea# @n route to 3ahudand one comes across t$o or at !east one

g!aciers, $hich ma" pose an o stac!e for on$ard ourne"#

6.3.22 A ?+)+/

The !eft of Aa!am va!!e" upstream !eads to /throre# The shing!e road

runs a!! a!ong the tri utar" of S$at river for =; &i!ometers# Thistri utar" is in fact the ma or aff!uent of the t$o and ecause of

comparative!" steeper s!ope presents an a$e $hen this $ater stri&es

against ver" high roc&s# p and up as $e approach /throre proper,

the va!!e" ecomes $ider and $ider# reen fie!ds of potatoes and

corns present a true natura! picture of vi!!age !ife undistur ed " the

artificia! human innovations# oats gra*ing on the s!opes, sma!!

chi!dren cutting grass a!ong the terraced fie!d $hi!e singing in their

dia!ects is a common scene#

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This is a eautifu! !a&e in the e treme end of /throre va!!e", so far

seen and visited " ver" !imited num er of tourists# The !a&e is one

and ha!f &i!ometer !ong and one &i!ometer $ide# Its eaut" !ies in its

!ocation at a ver" high a!titude and surrounded " the high mountains#

ne distinct feature of this !a&e is that its $ater does not f!o$ direct!"

from the !a&e itse!f# n!i&e Saifu! 3u!u& 2a&e in Aaghan, $ater f!o$s

from the toe of the hi!!# This is a uni+ue specia!t" gifted " od# This

specia!t" is an indication to the fact that it $i!! survive man" vagaries

of c!imatic changes if and $hen the" happen in the near or distant

future#

To reach the !a&e one has to ta&e a road passing /throre a*aar#a ra! is the terminus of the road e"ond $hich one has to $a!& on

foot# a ra! is accessi !e through eep $ith a out 1 hour run $hi!e the

ourne" on foot ta&es a out = hours $ith = to : times rest on the

c!im # For a out 1 hour en o"s the fast gushing stream f!o$ing

do$nhi!! $hi!e striving to go up# Dou reach a forest 5est >ouse

eautifu!!" !ocated in the thic& groove of trees a!! around it# p "ou go

and reach the top, "ou see the eautifu! !a&e surrounded " high hi!!sand !ue s&" in the ac&ground# The ref!ection of the trees in the

cr"sta! c!ear $ater presents a captivating scene# The !a&e is said to e

a out 144 feet deep# Aanda!o 0and means a !a&e of o$!s# ne

interpretation is that it is e act!" a o$! in shape, some $hat ova!# The

other is !egendar" ta!e that a go!den o$! used to f!oat on the surface

ut disappeared !ater on for un&no$n reasons# Whatever the meaning

the !a&e is not !ess than a go!den o$! " a!! means#

6.3.24 G 8+

a ra! is the ne t eautifu! spot in the /throre va!!e"# This is a


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eautifu! resort of the va!!e" &i!ometers ahead in the same direction#

6.3.25 K? : ; ? /

Ah$a*a&he!a, a out :4 &i!ometers (=4 mi!es) from 3ingora on the

an& of the S$at 5iver, is the !argest commercia! centre in this part of

the va!!e"# The main street is $orth e p!oring for si!ver tri a! e$e!!er",

!oca!!" $oven and em roidered fa rics, carved $ood$or&, semi'

precious stones and ancient coins# The ridge across the S$at 5iver at

Ah$a*a&he!a !eads to a meta!!ed road that fo!!o$s the river a!! the $a"

do$n to Cha&dara# ne road on the north $ester!" direction !eads to

%esham and the Aara&uram >igh$a"#6.3.26 K 8

Aa a! is an attractive site !ocated on the north of 3ingora to$n across

river S$at in re!ative!" p!ain !and at the foot of hi!! range# Near " is

the airport connecting S$at $ith the rest of the countr"# Aa a! is a

o!fers Paradise# /n eighteen'ho!es go!f course is open a!! the "ear

round and a tourist can p!a" " pa"ing the nomina! government fee# /5est >ouse and a !arge fruit orchard are a!so !ocated here# / modern

hote! is p!anned to e constructed here in the coming "ears $hich $i!!

provide faci!ities of sta" for tourists $hich is present!" !ac&ing as the

5est >ouse is not avai!a !e to visitors#


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It is a mountain top $ith a great dea! to natura! eaut"# %eing !ocated

in re!ative!" higher a!titude it remain covered $ith sno$ during $inter#

The main Shang!a road actua!!" passes from the top# 3ost trave!!ers

stop here for a short time # The p!ace is present!" $ithout an" faci!it"

or amenit"#

6.4.2 B/,? -

%esham is an important sett!ement !ocated at the unction of roads

$ith the Aara&uram >igh$a"# / num er of tourist faci!ities inc!uding

hote!s, mote!s and restaurants are a!read" offering a $ide range ofservices#


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6.5 LO'ER < UPPER DIR DISTRICTS

The sites and !ocations having potentia! for tourism activities in 0ir are

sho$n in Fig ;'@ and descri ed e!o$#

6.5.1 C?*+7?i Pi7; /

This is situated at the hi!! top on the !eft of Cha&dara ridge on river

S$at# The ridge separates 0ir from 3a!a&and /genc" # The Churchi!!

Pic&et is named after Sir Winston Churchi!! the %ritish Prime 3inister

during the Wor!d War and $as ui!t in 1 96# >e participated in the

3a!a&and peration in 1 96 as a !ieutenant# /t the ase of the

Churchi!! pic&et is the e cavated site of 0am &ot, $hich further

increases historic importance of the !oca!it"# The pic&et $as a!so

visited " Hueen @!i*a eth in 19


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the area# /s per their e pectations and initia! visi !e signs, the" $ere

a !e to find va!ua !e statues, $hich are no$ adorning the sho$ eases

of the Cha&dara museum# The site is significant from historic and

archaeo!ogica! stand point and is of interest to the tourists .


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Fig 4>E


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6.5.3 C? ; + M*, /*-

The museum is situated on the main Cha&dara ' 0ir road, at a distance

of one and a ha!f Am from the Cha&dara ridge# It is 1:6 Am a$a"

from Pesha$ar and ;4 Am from Saidu Sharif'S$at# The co!!ection in

the 3useum comprises of items from the finds of e cavations around

in the area# The /dam*ai p!ain $here the museum is situated and the

ad oining Ta!ash p!ain are rich in archaeo!ogica! sites, most!" e p!oited

" the archeo!og" department of the Pesha$ar niversit"# The

co!!ection in the 3useum is a true representation of the o!d civi!i*ation

of the then %uddhist era#

6.5.4 O*7?

2ocated a out ? Ai!ometers from Cha&dara and one a ha!f &m from the

main road on the right side is a vi!!age ca!!ed uch# This is the !argest

sett!ement in !o$er 0ir 0istrict and is important from man" ang!es# It

has got s$eet springs, +uite a fe$ in num er, $hich not on!" satisf"

the needs for drin&ing ut a!so cater to a good e tent for irrigation#>istorica!!", these springs have een mentioned " %a ar, the 3ugha!

&ing, $ho passed through this vi!!age and crossed over to S$at#

There are a!so va!ua !e re!ics, some of $hich (the hair) are reported to

e!ong to the >o!" Prophet (P% >)# These have een housed in a

portion of the mos+ue ca!!ed Noor 3aha!# @ver" "ear in the Is!amic

month of 5a iu! /$a! their disp!a" is a part of the ho!" function of

3i!ad#

6.5.5 L + - S +


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This is a pea& of the mountain ca!!ed 2aram (Scorpion)# The reason

ehind this name is not fu!!" &no$n# The pea& is


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road is fair!" motora !e# Important vi!!ages are Sharinga! are Thai,

2amothani and Aumrat $hich are !ocated a!ong this stretch# The !ast

one is the terminus# The sno$ me!t $ater f!o$ing in the river as $e!!

as in the streams even during summer is as co!d as sno$ itse!f# The

road $as deve!oped $hen the sa$ing industr" of tim er comp!e $as

eing esta !ished# No tourist faci!it" e ists present!" ut the va!!e" is

potentia!!" rich for such as industr"# Suita !e huts for overnight sta"

shou!d e ui!t at Thai, 2amothai and Aumrat#

6.5." N/? g D +

6.5.! O,?/+ i D +

6.5.1@ K +) D +6.5.11 T)+/- 0g D +

These va!!e"s of the interior pper 0ir district are rich in

greener" of a!! sorts from Wa!nuts, a!monds and $i!d erries# The

terraced fie!ds covered $ith green padd" fie!ds present fascinating

scene during 7u!" and /ugust# The $ater fa!!s $ith si!ver shining $ater

are added attraction# The !ast hi!! on sherai 0ara has a eautifu!natura! !a&e at the top e+ua! to the si*e of Saifu! 3u!u& 2a&e in Aaghan

8a!!e"# /ccess road to the top is necessit"# @ach va!!e" needs at !east

one tourist faci!it" to encourage visitors#

6.5.12 B + : & /9

This va!!e" starts on the !eft from Am short of 0ir to$n and is a out

=4 Am in !ength# %ara$a! is at the end of this stretch $ith pictures+ue

!andscape, green $a!nut trees# Iron ore is e tracted " the !oca!s since

time immemoria!# It is $orth mentioning that a!! the $eaponr" of the

e 'ru!er of 0ir ca!!ed Na$a $as manufactured from this ore, and the


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canon guns thus manufactured $ere a!so used in Aashmir 7ehad in

19;?# The gunners of Na$a $ere e pert mar&smen# No tourists

activit" present!" e ists in the area# 2ac& of interest in the

environment " the authorities is resu!ting in thinning of greener"

$hich must e chec&ed, to save this attractive va!!e" from

denudation#

6.5.13 B/0,? ?i

/ out < Am north of Summer %agh in 7andoo! area of 0ir is the hi!!

ca!!ed " this name# This is part of the oundar" of /fghanistan# The

hi!! is a out ?444 feet high $ith strong $inds !o$ing a!! the "eararound# For summer months it is an idea! p!ace to sta"# n other side

of the va!!e" is a p!ateau as green as a meado$# Tourist resorts are

needed to attract tourists to this eautifu! hi!! top# The near

sett!ements is Samar %agh $here a!! the infrastructure faci!ities are

avai!a !e#

6.5.14 Ti- +g + ?

This is the district head+uarter of 2o$er 0ir and is the unction for 0ir

and 7andoo!# It is a historic site situated on the an& of 5iver Pan &ora#

/rchaeo!ogica! e cavations have proved historica! importance of this

p!ace# /!! faci!ities e ist here e cept those as tourist resort# Since this

is an important to$n in 0ir and is situated on the Chitra! ' Aafiristan

route, the necessar" amenities ecome a!! the more vita!#

6.5.15 Di+=P 0 ;)

0ir used to e the head+uarter of the ru!er ' Na$a # Pana&ot $ith


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?444 ft height en o"s its attraction during summer $hich $as the

residentia! p!ace of the Na$a # PT0C has recent!" comp!eted a road

side faci!it" here#

6.5.16 L): +i T)

This is a hi!! top 14444 ft high and is a natura! oundar" et$een

pper 0I5 district and Chitra! district# %ecause of its height it is sno$

covered for a out si months during the "ear, and is a handicap in the

deve!opment activities in Chitra!# /ttempts to have a tunne! across

this sno$ covered mountain during the past cou!d not succeed most!"

ecause of financia! constraints# If and $hen a tunne! is dri!!ed andsafe passage to Chitra! made possi !e the "ear round, the distract

$ou!d deve!op#

When the sno$ me!ts and the road et$een 0ir and Chitra! is

passa !e, the ascent and descent on this hi!! present a feat of

motoring# Huite a fe$ tourists cannot face the descent and prefer to

shut their e"es $hi!e others en o" this thri!!# When the top and the

approaches to the top are sno$ covered during the $inter months, a ourne" " air presents sti!! more a thri!!ing o" $hen the sno$ a!!

round is vie$ed from the p!ane#

6.6 CHITRAL

Chitra! is the farthest district of Pa&istan, $hich is surrounded " some

of the highest mountain ranges of the $or!d# Its is main!" accessi !e

" road through 2o$ari Pass in the south, $hich remains c!osed for

a!most si months of the "ear, ma&ing it one of the most inaccessi !e

areas of the countr"# The specific geographica! and topogra

malakand study

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