The Silk Road Centre organizes yearly Heritage Forums, which are intended to provide a platform to exchange information on key issues related to preservation of Pakistan’s cultural heritage. The Forums also aim to create a network of public institutions, academic bodies and civil society to heighten public awareness and to create opportunities for collaborative work on heritage conservation.
Silk Road Centre’s third annual Heritage Photo Contest, supported by Nestlé Pakistan and Lok Virsa, received its inspiration from water – being an essential element of culture and heritage. Life started and flourished in and around water. Access to water was the most important factor in the location of the location of the earliest human settlements and growth of ancient cities. As early as 2500 BC, cities in the Indus Valley built
Since its independence in 1947, Pakistan’s religious contours have kept on changing. Religion apparently has more influence in the Pakistani society than it had in the past.
Gradually, Pakistan’s multicultural and multi-religious identity is becoming invisible under growing religious passion. This is despite the fact that owing to its strategic location on the celebrated Silk Road, the region comprising today’s Pakistan played a key role in bringing together diverse
Cultural diversity is the array of cultural differences that exist among groups of people. Cultural diversity can be a result of natural circumstances, for example, climate and or geography. It can also be a product of social circumstances such as demographics or use of technology. Cultural diversity is also known as multiculturalism, which values
Pakistan is endowed with a rich cultural heritage both tangible and intangible cultural assets. There are hundreds of historic structures and sites that are facing the threat of extinction. These endangered sites are under tremendous pressure from and ever-growing population, illegal encroachments,