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Leading Hotelier & Professional | Azeem Qureshi Signs JV With Legend Hotels Management

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KARACHI: After serving in the Pakistan hospitality sector for decades at senior executive positions throughout his career in  all  leading  and  significant chains and  groups and at all major properties, Azeem Qureashi who is renowned to transform hotels to their exceptional, matchless and maximum potential when it comes to quality, splendor, affluence and hosting social events with no compromise on quality and  entertainment is now introducing a new venture with Mr. Zahid Afzal, a young entrepreneur and businessman.

Legend Management is a hospitality company focused on providing its clientele with the most illustrious and luxurious experience they expect from grand hotels.

Legend has established its first hotel in Islamabad; a beautiful boutique hotel offering 60 rooms, 4 restaurants alongside conference room and banquet halls!

Legend Islamabad has a equipped auditorium that can accommodate an audience of 250+.

Legend Hotel is located in  center location of Islamabad, that is the business hub, making it approachable with scenic views for its guests.

The hotel has a reserved parking, ensuring safety and security. The gymnasium located within the hotel is has the most modern equipments to provide its guests with the best and safest experience.

Soon to be introduced, Legend Management is establishing properties in the beautiful Northern areas of Pakistan, providing you with safe travel opportunities amidst the uncertain conditions of the world! Legend Management is excited to boost local and international tourism in Pakistan, with the support of its clientele.

Mr. Azeem Qureashi will be spearheading this venture as M.D with the support of Chairman Legend Management, Mr. Zahid Afzal.

Developing Tourist Resorts | Sindh Plans Feasibility Study Of 10 Sites

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KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to conduct a feasibility study of 10 potential tourist sites and identify more sites for promoting tourism in the province through public-private partnerships.

The tourism sites for which the feasibility study will be carried out are  Ranikot in the Jamshoro district, Gorakh Hill Station in the Dadu district, Drigh and Langh Lakes in Kambar-Shahdadkot,  Keenjhar Lake in Thatta, Nagarparkar in Tharparkar, Achhrro Thar in Sanghar, Mohenjodarro in Larkana, Sehwan, Bhit Shah, Drigh and Lab-e-Mehran/Sadhbelo in Sukkur and the coastal belt of the province.

The decision to this effect was taken in a tourism and culture department meeting presided over by Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah. It was attended by Tourism and Culture Secretary Ghulam Akbar Laghari, the secretaries of the planning & development, implementation & coordination departments, and officials of Public-Private Partnership Unit of the government.

The chief secretary said the province carried great potential of tourism, which needed to be developed. “The Sindh government wants to develop facilities for the tourists so that tourism could flourish not only at the already existing sites but at several other sites, which have so far been neglected,” he said and added that such sites would be surveyed with the help of the private sector.

He said the private sector would be involved to develop the tourist sites like Gorakh Hills, Keenjhar Lake, resorts at Indus River like Al-Manzar Jamshoro, Lab-e-Mehran in Sukkur, coastal areas, Nagarparkar and other similar sites.

He directed the works and services department to repair the roads leading to the Ranikot and Nagarparkar at the earliest so that the tourists visiting these places did not face any problem.

Culture & Tourism Secretary Akbar Laghari said in his briefing that the feasibility study of Lab-e-Mehran and Gorakh Hills had already been carried out, while there were plans to build a theme park at Mohenjodaro and construction of low-cost hotels in Sehwan, Keenjhar, Karoonjhar Mountains in Thar and other places for the tourists.

The Chief Secretary directed the culture & tourism to present the feasibility study of Gorakh Hills and Lab-e-Mehran at the next meeting. He also directed the officials of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Unit to incorporate tourism in the agenda of the PPP-Policy Board.