Advisor to Prime Minister for Political, Public Affairs, National Heritage and Culture Amir Muqam inaugurated the newly-established Gandhara Cultural Heritage Research Centre at the Department of Archeology and Museums (DOAM).
Muqam said that Gandhara Cultural Heritage Centre in Islamabad was established with the generous technical and financial support of the government of Korea. “It will help establish a systematic approach for preservation and conservation of the Buddhist Cultural Heritage of Gandhara in particular and the overall cultural heritage of Pakistan in general. Pakistan is a unique country, strategically located giving it a highly important place not only in the past but also in the present era, and will continue to enjoy the same status for all the times to come,” he said.
"Pakistan generally and Gandhara Region of Pakistan particularly is famous for the rich cultural heritage of diversified nature", he said, adding that the richness of Pakistan is not confined to tangible cultural heritage.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 3rd, 2023.
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