{"id":95311,"date":"2025-06-16T23:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistans-balochistan-declares-hinglaj-mata-temple-a-global-religious-tourism-site\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T23:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:34:07","slug":"pakistans-balochistan-declares-hinglaj-mata-temple-a-global-religious-tourism-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistans-balochistan-declares-hinglaj-mata-temple-a-global-religious-tourism-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s Balochistan Declares Hinglaj Mata Temple a Global Religious Tourism Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-role=\"article_content\">\n<tts-play-button data-id=\"1\" class=\"tts_play_button\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Syed Ali Shah:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUETTA:<\/strong> <span style=\"-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">In a major development for religious tourism in Pakistan, the Government of Balochistan has announced plans to elevate the historic Hinglaj Mata Temple in Lasbela district to the status of an international tourism destination. The move is expected to boost cultural tourism revenue, increase foreign tourist traffic, and enhance Pakistan\u2019s global image as a destination for spiritual travel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"my-static-image-ad\" style=\"text-align:center; margin:20px auto;\">\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:12px; text-align:center; margin-top:5px; color:#777;\">Sponsored<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement came after a strategic meeting between Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and Senator Dinesh Kumar. Both leaders discussed the potential for faith-based tourism and ways to attract international visitors to minority heritage sites through sustainable tourism development.<\/p>\n<p>The Hinglaj Mata Temple, located within the scenic Hingol National Park, is one of the most sacred Hindu pilgrimage sites in South Asia. Each year, it attracts thousands of devotees from across Pakistan and abroad. Its recognition as a world-class tourism site aims to improve tourism infrastructure and encourage eco-friendly religious tourism in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Bugti emphasized the importance of inclusivity and minority rights in tourism policy. \u201cBalochistan is home to a diverse cultural and religious heritage. Recognizing Hinglaj Mata as a global site not only celebrates that diversity but also supports the provincial economy through high-value tourism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government plans to allocate special funding in the upcoming fiscal budget for the renovation of heritage sites, upgrading visitor facilities, and strengthening security for tourists. This will also open up investment opportunities in hospitality, travel agencies, and tour operators catering to religious and cultural tourists.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Dinesh Kumar praised the decision, stating that it reflects Pakistan\u2019s commitment to interfaith harmony, minority empowerment, and the preservation of historical religious landmarks. He added, \u201cThis is a moment of pride for the Hindu community and a positive signal to the international community interested in faith-based travel to South Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By integrating religious and cultural heritage tourism into national policy, Pakistan is positioning itself to attract high-earning tourists, boost local economic development, and promote its image as a peaceful, inclusive destination for international spiritual journeys.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syed Ali Shah:\u00a0 QUETTA: In a major development for religious tourism in Pakistan, the Government of Balochistan has announced plans to elevate the historic Hinglaj Mata Temple in Lasbela district to the status of an international tourism destination. The move is expected to boost cultural tourism revenue, increase foreign tourist traffic, and enhance Pakistan\u2019s global [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/quettavoice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_8088.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quetta-zila-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}