Pakistan will host the third "D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Tourism Cooperation" on August 4 in Murree. The two-day meeting organized by Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation is being held for the first time in Pakistan. It was decided in the second D-8 Ministerial Meeting, held in Malaysia in 2019, that Pakistan will host the third D-8 Ministerial Meeting preceded by the fourth D-8 Senior Officials meeting. The meeting was postponed in 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting is aimed to promote Pakistan’s Tourism Potential and explore tourism trade opportunities in member state. The D-8 Organization for economic cooperation is an inter-governmental organization that was established in 1997. It comprises eight developing countries, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)