ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan on Monday inaugurated a double-decker tourist bus service.

The project was launched by Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) in collaboration with the Centaurus Mall. The buses will be parked at Centaurus Mall and the management of the mall will also handle reservation of seats.

ICCI president and Centaurus Mall CEO Sardar Ilyas and Regional Manager (North), TDCP, Zahid Ashraf also signed MoU of cooperation on the occasion.

ICCI Senior Vice President Fatma Azim, Vice President Abdul Rehman Khan, Ejaz Abbasi, Ajmal Baloch, Khalid Chaudhry, Naveed Anjum, Project Manager Bus Service and others were also present.

The double decker bus will cover almost all the famous tourist points of the twin cities including Allama Iqbal Park, Faisal Mosque, Constitution Avenue, Rose and Jasmin Garden, Pakistan Monument and Shakarparian. The bus will entertain various categories of tours including educational tours, premier tours, family tours, full blue booking and corporate tours.

Speaking on the occasion, Sardar Yasir said in line with the prime minister’s vision for tourism promotion, Centaurus has collaborated with TDCP for launch of double decker bus service to promote tourism and attract local as well as foreign tourists to enjoy the culture and scenery of the twin cities.

Zahid Ashraf thanked Centaurus Mall for collaborating in launching a tourism bus service that would enable the potential tourists of the twin cities to enjoy this great service.

He said the TDCP was working on multiple projects to promote tourism in Punjab and make it an attractive destination for tourists. He hoped that the launch of this tourist bus service would contribute towards promoting tourism in the region.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2021