ISLAMABAD: Seven Pakistani antiquities recovered in Italy have been repatriated to Pakistan, marking another step in ongoing efforts to recover the country’s cultural heritage from abroad. According to the Pakistani Embassy in Rome, the artefacts arrived in Pakistan after being formally handed over to the Consulate General of Pakistan in Milan in April 2025. The […]
ARCHAEOLOGY
Maha Khan Phillips’ The Museum Detective blends history and mystery in Karachi
Maha Khan Phillips’ latest novel, The Museum Detective, marks her third fast-paced outing, seamlessly combining historical fiction with a gripping murder mystery set in modern-day Karachi. The story follows Gulfsa “Gul” Delani, a highly skilled archaeologist, who is called upon by the Sindh Police to examine a mummy discovered in Balochistan. The artefact, ornately adorned […]
Historic Ain Fort stabilised after decades of neglect
ISLAMABAD: Restoration work has begun on the more than 550-year-old Ain Fort in Rawalakot district, bringing renewed attention to a historic site that had long remained hidden under dense forest and decades of neglect. Read More: How Akbar came to love books despite never learning to read For the first time since the creation of […]
World leaders attend grand opening of Egypt’s $1bn museum
CAIRO – Prime ministers, presidents, and royalty from around the globe gathered in Cairo on Saturday for the dazzling inauguration of Egypt’s long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a $1 billion project built near the Giza Pyramids to showcase one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities. The ceremony marked the completion of a two-decade effort […]
Dutch unearth Roman canal, road near UNESCO heritage sites
Dutch archaeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. The canal — more than 10 metres (33 feet) wide — and road were uncovered last week near the eastern city of Nijmegen, a major Roman-era […]
Egypt arrests former MP for smuggling antiquities
Egyptian police arrested Thursday a former lawmaker and others on charges of illegal excavation and smuggling of 201 Pharaonic, Greek and Roman artefacts, an interior ministry statement said. Security agencies “arrested a criminal gang headed by a person, who was previously charged in four cases, for illegally excavating sites nationwide… with the aim of smuggling […]