Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is promoting tourism to earn foreign exchange and generate employment in the country.

Talking to media at Nandana Fort in Jehlum district today (Sunday), he said Pakistan has immense potential for mountain, coastal and historic sites' tourism.

He said Nandana Fort is the place, where great Muslim Scientist Abu Rayhan al-Biruni had measured the circumference of the Earth. He said Nadana was a seat of learning in the past, which needs to be showcased in the world.

He said the government is going to develop this spot as modern village to provide facilities to tourists. He said this will bring the entire area on the world tourism map.

Imran Khan said Pakistan has great historic sites in Lahore, Peshawar, and other parts of the country and we have to develop them to attract foreign and domestic tourists, which will generate economic activities and bring prosperity to the area.

The Prime Minister said Turkey earns 40 billion dollars from historic sites' tourism and Malaysia gets around 20 billion dollars from coastal tourism.

He said Pakistan has enormous potential for religious tourism, which include great Buddhist sites, while Sikhs and Hindus too have immense attractions in the form of Nankana Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib, and other Gurdwaras as well as Katas Raj temple.

He said Pakistan is a land of Sufism and anyone having interest in this regard will learn a lot from the teachings sufi saints like Baba Farid, Data Sahib, and Baba Bulleh Shah by visiting their shrines.