A high level German delegation led by Jochen Flas-barth, State Secretary for Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Germany visited the historic Peshawar Museum, and Sethi House here on Wednesday.
The delegation was welcomed and briefed by Director Archaeology and Museums, Dr Abdul Samad and senior officials of the Depart-ment.
The delegation visited its different sections and praised the efforts of Directorate of Archae-ology and Museums and the Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government for restoring and preserving the rich heritage that are attracting people and tourists from across the country and abroad.
Peshawar Museum is the biggest facility of the Ghandhara Art in world. The authorities briefed the delegation about the history and antiquities pre-served in Peshawar Museum. Established in the heart of Peshawar some 150 years ago, Peshawar Museum has achieved a unique historical distinction of being a home to over 30,000 antiquities and a complete life story of Lord Bhudda, attracting thou-sands of tourists and followers of Buddhism every year.
It is the largest Museum of the world in terms of Ghandhara Art where about 14,000 ancient antiques and artifects out of 30,000 antiquities are currently put on display and preserved. The complete life story of Founder of Buddhism, Lord Buddha was kept preserved in the forms of statues and panels.
Besides ancient dresses of Waziristan, tribes, cook-ing plates and antique jewlary, Peshawar Museum is a unique museum of South Asia where muzzal loaded guns mostly used by British Army and Swords of freedom fighters, kings and warriors of the pre-partition era besides punched marked coins were put on display for tourists.—APP
