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Monsoon rains threaten 4,500-year-old world heritage site Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan

The catastrophic floods in Pakistan that killed hundreds of people, now threaten the iconic world heritage site of Mohenjo Daro dating back 4,500 years.

UNESCO adds 8 Pakistani historical sites to world heritage list

Derawar Fort, Ziarat Juniper Forest, Deosai National Park and Khewra Salt Range are among the eight Pakistani sites included in World Heritage Sites. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has accepted Pakistan's recommendation to include eight Pakistani...

Photos: German Defence Attache visits Pakistan Army Museum

German Defence Attache, Colonel Klaus Wolf visited the Museum of the Pakistan Army in the last week of August 2016. He was welcomed by Brigadier Adnan Saleem, the director of the museum who accompanied him on a guided tour. After visiting...

All Pakistan Museums Conference 2015 to be held in Islamabad

All Pakistan Museums Conference 2015 will take place in Islamabad on Monday, 28th December 2015. The Conference is being organized by Museum Association of Pakistan (MAP) in collaboration with COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT). This initiative follows the revival of...

Pakistan should submit potential culture sites for UN World Heritage Sites list

All provinces encouraged to submit nominations of natural and cultural sites of Pakistan ISLAMABAD (Pakistan) - To prepare and finalize the list of potential Cultural, Natural and Mixed Heritage Sites of Pakistan for inscription on the World Heritage List of UNESCO...

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Storms cause flooding in Switzerland, Italy and France as wildfires rage in Turkey and Greece

Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.