The Tourism Development Punjab is holding the 7th edition of the Cholistan Jeep Rally which will be held from February 17 to 19.
The TDCP organises the rally in coordination with the District Government Balochistan. According to an official of the TDCP, the main objective of the rally is to make it Pakistan’s first internationally recognised jeep rally.
The rally will start and finish at Derawar Fort in the Cholistan Desert. The rally camp office will be Derawar Fort which is 45 kilometres from Ahmud Pur East.
The official informed that the participants will have to cover 225 km and on their route they will have several control check points who would guide them through the finish line.
The opening ceremony will be held on February 16 at the Noor Jehan Mehal Bahawalpur, the following day road there will be drivers conference and security will be reviewed and on February 18 qualifying round will be held and the rally will be held on Feb 19. The entry form for are available at TDCP website and closing date is February 10 along with Rs 25,000 fee.
The rally also coincides with the silver jubilee celebration of the TDCP and later in the month on February 25 a ceremony will be held at Wazir Khan Shahi Hammam and then on the next day there will be a Lahore Festival Marching Band with a vision to promote tourism.