ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to expand cultural cooperation by promoting religious tourism, aiming to hold joint cultural exhibitions and heritage programs, according to an official statement on Tuesday.
The development came during a meeting between Pakistan’s National Heritage and Culture Minister Aurangzeb Khan Khichi and Sri Lankan Ambassador Rear Admiral (retd) Fred Seneviratne in Islamabad.
Pakistan offers religious tourism to visitors of multiple faiths including Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus. It features Islamic shrines, Hindu temples, Sikh gurdwaras, Buddhist heritage sites across the country.
“People-to-people contact through religious tourism will be a great channel for cultural communication,” the statement quoted Khichi as saying.
He added that reputable tour operators from both countries would be engaged to organize special religious and cultural tours.
