Heritage: Old mosques to be preserved by govt

FAISALABAD: Old mosques in the district would be preserved as heritage after renovation, DCO Noorul Amin Mengal said on Saturday. He was addressing a meeting at his office. The DCO said that the Lyallpur Heritage and Culture Foundation had launched a campaign to preserve all historic buildings in the district. He said all old mosques would also be rehabilitated and renovated. The DCO said district officers had already started a survey to identify old buildings, monuments and mosques that need to be preserved. He said Clock Tower was also being renovated under the same programme.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2013.