Remains of ancient city discovered in DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year old city in Rehman Dheri near this city, official sources said on Tuesday.

The team of archaeologists has been on the site, located some 25 kilometers from Dera Ismail Khan city, since long and doing excavation work.The archaeologists said the city could be among the first walled cities of the subcontinent and might have been destroyed three or four times.

The sources said the team has discovered houses, stairs and artifacts which showed that Rehman Dheri was once a living city. Rehman Dheri has been the focus of attention of archeologists for a number of years. The local residents asked the government to declare the area an archaeological site.