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« Reply #105 on: November 04, 2008, 09:37:27 pm »





               








                                         Rome and Multan ‘to be made sister cities’
 
 



 
Wednesday,
November 05, 2008
by Schezee Zaidi
Islamabad

Multan is the oldest living city in the world and there is an urgent need to promote the rich cultural
and archaeological heritage of this ancient seat of historical traditions and legacy of ‘Sufi’ wisdom.

Italy would soon announce Rome and Multan as ancient sister cities due to their similar and rich archaeological and cultural heritage, and historical linkages.

Italian, Turkish and Pakistani scholars and experts expressed this view while participating in a seminar titled ‘Cultural Heritage of Multan’, organised by the Archaeological & Historical Association of Pakistan (AHAP) at the TVO House here on Tuesday.

Ambassador of Italy Vincenzo Prati was the guest of honour along with Chairman ECS (Italy) Ettore Marzocchi. Ghazanfar Mehdi, President of the Association, and Secretary General Professor Riaz Ahmad conducted the proceedings of the seminar.

Professor Khurram Qadir, Director National Institute of Historical & Cultural Research (NIHCR), Professor Naveed Zafar, Turkish scholar and Chairman Rumi Forum Mr Harroun, Dr Khurram Shehzad, and Professor Farhat were among the speakers, who shared their views on Multan through the history and importance of preserving its rich cultural heritage.

Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Prati said that a special ceremony would be organised in the near future
to announce Rome and Multan as ancient sister cities. He stressed that it is important to emphasise
the preservation of the ancient heritage of Multan for having its roots deep into the history of the
world as the oldest living city, with its unfathomable Sufi heritage and as a gateway to the ancient history.

“We must honour the past heritage not only to be preserved in museums but also as a thriving and
living entity with all its spiritual and traditional essence,” the Italian ambassador said. He stressed the need to work together to promote the archaeological and cultural heritage of the region and added that Italy is keenly interested in establishing an archaeology department at Bahauddin Zakaria University.

Professor Khurram Qadir said that to understand Pakistan, it is important to recognise the historical heritage of Multan that connects the Indus Valley civilisation to the world.

Ghazanfar Mehdi briefed the participants about the programme of the International Seminar on ‘Multan Through 5,000 Years’ to be held next year.

Dr Khurram Shehzad, who is working on a project for the preservation and promotion of Multan as a heritage city, told the participants that there is a huge policy gap that is creating hindrances between the need to promote and preserve heritage as a universal phenomenon because the heritage of Multan remains besieged in the hands of bureaucracy.



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