Month: September 2018

Dr Ashraf Khan, a tall stature in the field of Pakistani archaeology, cultural heritage

Dr Ashraf Khan, a tall stature in the field of Pakistani archaeology, cultural heritage

Posted by | Sep 30, 2018 | , , |

Dr. Ifqut Shaheen  It has always been owing to passionate and spirited professionals that archaeology turns into a great romance. Both the growth as well as future of the discipline largely predicate on the presence of such scholars. In the context of Pakistan, name of Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Khan, after Prof. A.H. Dani, is of great significance. Born in 1956, Prof. Ashraf Khan received his master’s degree in archaeology in 1979 from the University of Peshawar. Shortly afterward, he joined the Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM). During his initial years of service, he was able to get PhD in Gandharan studies from the University LaSorbonne-Paris 1, France. After serving in various...

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Kalam people protest non-payment of land for power project

Kalam people protest non-payment of land for power project

Posted by | Sep 26, 2018 | |

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Residents of Kalam Matiltan have vowed not to allow resumption of construction work on the 84MW Matiltan Gorkin power project until the government paid them the agreed upon rates for their lands. They made the decision at a jirga attended by elders from Kalam, Oshu and Matiltan areas here on Tuesday. Before holding the jirga, the residents staged a protest against the government for failing to pay the land prices. They said they had given their agricultural lands for the power project, but the government was delaying payments despite settlement of all the legal matters...

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Recently published Tucci’s seminal research work, a worth reading addition on Swat

Recently published Tucci’s seminal research work, a worth reading addition on Swat

Posted by | Sep 26, 2018 | , |

By Rafiullah Khan The ancient history and archaeology of Swat valley, Pakistan, has been at par with other archaeologically and historically well-studied areas of South and Central Asia. It was first systematically explored by well-known scholar Sir Aurel Stein in 1926. His interest was two-fold, history of Buddhism and Greeks. However, the area became stirring in the context of Tibetan Buddhism to Professor Giuseppe Tucci, the leading protagonist of Italian Archaeological Mission to Pakistan from 1955 till his death in 1984. His various seminal works about Swat (between 1940 and 1977) recently saw the light of day in the...

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