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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Bureau report
PESHAWAR: To preserve national heritage, culture and artefacts, four museums were under construction and would be opened for public by the end of this year, stated Peshawar Museum Director Saleh Muhammad on Wednesday.
Speaking at ‘Meet-the-Press’ programme at the Press Club, Saleh said the NWFP government had allocated Rs40 million for the construction of four museums. He said the four museums, one each in Swabi, Charsadda, Bannu and Chitral, would be completed till December and would be opened for public.
Flanked by noted archaeologist and former director Peshawar Museum Professor Fidaullah Sehrai, Saleh said the provincial government was striving hard for preservation of the province’s culture and civilisation. He said the British rulers had set up Peshawar Museum in 1906. He said that earlier it was known as Victoria Memorial Hall but later converted into a museum.
The official appealed to people not to sell out the precious heritage of their forefathers, as it is a national asset and should be preserved so that the next generations could know about their history and civilisation. He said that excavation in various parts of the province was underway to find old and precious artefacts, and they had made success in various excavations.
To a question about antiques, he said the Peshawar Museum was the best and many artefacts of the region were lying in various other museums, including the United Kingdom, India and Lahore.
Professor Fidaullah Sehrai stated that antiques were also distributed between the two countries at the time of partition in 1947.
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