Pakistan Submits UNESCO Bid for Rani Ghat and Banbhore Sites

Beyond listings

PAKISTAN’S request to Unesco to consider Rani Ghat and Banbhore for the World Heritage List is welcome. It follows the recent expansion of the country’s tentative list from 25 to 37 properties, with 12 new cultural and heritage sites added this year. Both Rani Ghat and Banbhore speak to civilisations that flourished on this land long before the modern state existed, and greater international recognition could help attract scholarship, tourism and conservation funding. Plans to take Gandhara e...

By none@none.com (Editorial)