Pakistan wants to erase all Hindu-Buddhist signs from Pakistan.

Pakistan’s efforts to ruin “PETROGLYPHS IN THE DIAMER-BASHA DAM AREA” of Hindu-Buddhist Origin.

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In the name of infrastructural development Pakistan never cared to protect its Pre Islamic connexion with the places and people of the present Pakistan. From a research it is established that just before 1947 there were more than 2000 Temples, Shrines, Mutths, Stupa, monasteries and Relics related to Hindu-Buddhist tradition. But it now came down to less than 200 as per available statistics.

But in the process of Protect World Heritage sites Pakistan intentionally damages Old heritages as the State authority does not take any proper and eagerly action to protect them. In the year 2006-07 Pakistan got 20 million rupee to restore and protect the Hindu Shiva Temple Shrine at Katashraj, Chwakwal in Pakistani Punjab. But the recent visitors describe the dilapidated condition and mismanagement of the site, which surfaces the misappropriation of the renovation fund provided by UNESCO.

Actually Pakistan procures funds from various agencies to protect the old Hind-Buddhist Sites in Pakistan but the same are misused or un-utilised for the purpose actually meant for.

 INFORMATION from WORLD MONUMENTS FUND.

Meandering through gorges of the Indus River valley and across high mountain passes, ancient arteries of the fabled Silk Road cut through the Diamer District of Northern Pakistan. Along these pathways, thousands of petroglyphs cover cliffs, rock faces, and boulders, standing testament to the ancient cultures that once settled in this region and the merchants, pilgrims, and conquerors who later journeyed through it. Over 50,000 rock carvings and 5,000 inscriptions discovered here serve as a timeline from the Epipaleolithic period to the pre-Islamic “golden era” of Buddhism. The earliest petroglyphs, which depict wild animals such as ibex and the Himalayan blue sheep, were created by groups of hunter-gathers who were first drawn to this mountainous region in the early Holocene. At the approach to the first millennium B.C., the Eurasian style of animal drawing was introduced from Central Asia by the Sycthian and Sakan tribal groups. As this region developed into a dynamic Himalayan crossroads in the Silk Road era, more petroglyphs exhibited a vast array of Buddhist iconographic motifs and architectural forms, most importantly associated with the building of stupas.

In 2006, the Pakistani government approved the construction of a dam near Basha that will submerge these petroglyphs. The dam will provide much needed infrastructure to this remote area, but will sever any remaining connection between these communities and the vestiges of their past. Recognizing the need to balance development and heritage stewardship, documentation of the petroglyphs and possible protection measures are being sought so as to mitigate the effects of the dam on this unparalleled complex.

The Unchanged Situation of Katashraj Shiva Temple. Disregarded and Neglected By Pakistan Government. 
 

……….Katashraj Temple Complex………………………………….Hinglaj Mata Temlpe

From an input from Lala Ram who recently visited Hinglaj Mata Temple and Katashtaj Temple. The Condition of the Hinglaj Mata Temple should be restored and properly dignified by the Pressure and Protection upon the Pakistan Government by the International Hindu Organistions.