khanz
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Pakistan despite getting a bad name still attracts 1 million foreign tourists . With security improving foreign tourists have started to increase . Bangladesh despite being safer attracts 250000 annually . Bangladeshi posters asking why Pakistan attracts more is because Pakistan is very diverse . We have the highest mountains , we have deserts , we have green plains , you can experience 50 degrees and -50 degrees . Pakistan as a country is much more diverse and has that exotic appeal to western tourists .
Yes absolutely on top of that I would add Pakistan also has Lahore and Sikh holy sites so it does benefit from religious/cultural tourism a little bit and also is lucky in that it benefits from a very strategic location (traditionally pakistan was the gateway to south asia) so many tourists decide to see it during their travels it as a stopover/transit on and continue their way to the big hotspots of China and India or on their way back after their travels in those countries heading back to the west which also helps while BD is on the periphery so is easily bypassed. Although we need to do a lot more still to increase visitors.