PESHAWAR: Teams of the Tourist Services Wing (TSW) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) on Thursday conducted a raid on various hotels and restaurants here and fined the owners for not submitting registration and license fees.

The teams comprising inspectors and other staff members including Shahid Raza, Abbas Bahadur, Mansoor, Majid Hameed, Imran Haider, Abrar Ahmad, Naumanullah and Farhan Khan visited various localities in Peshawar City including Hayatabad, Karkhano Market, University Town, Warsak Road, Peshawar Saddar, Pishtakhara Chowk, Charsadda Road, Hayatabad Toll Plaza, Ring Road, GT Road, Zaryab Colony and Dilzak Road to check hotels and restaurants.

During the visit, the teams fined several hotels and restaurants for failing to submit registration and license fees and issued final notices to several outlets to fulfil legal obligations.

Final notices were issued to Donor House, Khana Khas Restaurant, Khyber Shinwari, Zaiqa, Hujra Restaurant, Musafir Fish, Khyber Afghan Restaurant, Green Palace, Al-Khalid Hotel, Swat Hotel and several others.

Published in Dawn, November 8th, 2024

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