Ancient mosque demolished
Meeting of Archaeological and Historical Association appeals to PM to take strict action
ISLAMABAD:
A nearly 1,000-year old mosque constructed by Mehmood Ghaznavi at Margalla Hills has been demolished. A meeting of the Archaeological and Historical Association of Pakistan on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar to take strict action against the Ministry of Culture and CDA about this negligence. They said that before this incident, Ziarat of Panj Pir and Fountain of Hazrat Baba Fareeduddin Ganj-e-Shakkar near Zero Point and 18 sitting places of Hazrat Bari Imam had been demolished due to lack of care and negligence.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 9th, 2018.
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