MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu & Kashmir Governmant, Secretary Information and Information Technology Mrs. Midhat Shehzad here Saturday reiterated the AJK government’s resolve to preserve the ancient archeological sites in order to promote tourism.
She was talking to reporter here Saturday evening after visiting the historical centuries-old Gurdwara (temple – the place of worship of the sikh community) at Ali Beig in outskirt of this lake city of Mirpur AJK.
To a question, Midhet said that there was huge required archeological potential for promoting tourism in the scenic AJK State as over 40 percent of the tourism could be promoted depending upon the ancient sites including forts as well as the places of worships including historical mosques, gurdwaras (temples) and other identical religious sites in this liberated part of the Himalayan State of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Secretary Information and IT AJK said that the Ali Beg Gurdwara could be preserved in original form for pilgrimage by Sikh community hailing from both home and abroad.
To another question Mrs. Midhet Shehzad said that Commissioner Mirpur Division Ch. Muhammad Raqeeb has been directed to immediately manage for the initial repair and renovation of the Gurdwara including the repairing of its damaged original part besides the reconstruction/repair of the boundary wall of the historical building.
Earlier, the two top AJK Govt. Officials including AJK Prime Minister’s Advisor Ch. Muhammad Iqbal, Secretary Information and IT AJK Govt. Mrs. Midhet Shehzad, Divisional Information Officer Javeid Mallick and others visited the site of the centuries old Ali Beig Gurdwara.