{"id":230204,"date":"2021-11-05T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=230204"},"modified":"2021-11-05T00:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T19:01:57","slug":"pakistan-a-top-destination-for-spiritual-tourism-senator-mushahid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2021\/11\/pakistan-a-top-destination-for-spiritual-tourism-senator-mushahid\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan a top destination for spiritual tourism: Senator Mushahid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-230204-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pakistan-Embassy-in-US-hosts-event-to-promote-Pakistans-Tourism-Culture.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pakistan-Embassy-in-US-hosts-event-to-promote-Pakistans-Tourism-Culture.mp4\">https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pakistan-Embassy-in-US-hosts-event-to-promote-Pakistans-Tourism-Culture.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (APP): Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed while highlighting Pakistan\u2019s importance as a home to some of the holiest sites for the followers of Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism, has stated that the country was a top destination for spiritual tourism.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking at an event hosted by the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington D. C. on Wednesday to promote the country\u2019s cultural diversity and tourism potential.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mushahid said that Pakistan was blessed with breathtaking landscapes and rich and diverse cultural and historical heritage. He said that the warmth and hospitality of the people of Pakistan was the country\u2019s biggest strength.<\/p>\n<p>He invited the guests to visit Pakistan to experience firsthand its various splendors.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Mushahid highlighted the tourism opportunities offered by Pakistan including majestic mountains, fertile plains, deserts and beautiful coastline.<\/p>\n<p>In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Dr. Asad Majeed Khan said that Pakistan was the birthplace and proud inheritor of great civilizations like Mehrgarh, Gandhara and Indus.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the Embassy\u2019s efforts during COVID-19 pandemic to arrange virtual tours to bring Pakistan\u2019s beautiful landscape and millennia old cultural heritage to the people in USA.<\/p>\n<p>The event also included introduction to Pakistani cuisine and music. An exhibit of photographs showcasing various aspects of Pakistan\u2019s natural and architectural beauty, its vibrant people and rich culture was also displayed.<\/p>\n<p>The guests, representing various walks of American life, deeply appreciated the Embassy\u2019s efforts to promote Pakistan\u2019s culture and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The event was the second in the series of events planned to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s 75th Anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (APP): Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed while highlighting Pakistan\u2019s importance as a home to some of the holiest sites for the followers of Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism, has stated that the country was a top destination for spiritual tourism. He was speaking at an event hosted by the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":230205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"video_url":["https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pakistan-Embassy-in-US-hosts-event-to-promote-Pakistans-Tourism-Culture.mp4"],"featured_media_src_url":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2-37-1024x576.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230207,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230204\/revisions\/230207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}