Pakistan to preserve 2,400-year-old Buddhist caves in capital

[Frankenstein]

any pictures??

i have been to taxila museum, but where is this place?

 

[notsuperstitious]

Not sure, is this one of those sites? BTW this site has some very nice pictures of Islamabad surrounding areas.

 

[greatsequence]

Isn't there ANYTHING we can discuss without going at each others throats ?

Then what is the use of coming on

 

[khanz]

good move islam is not the only religion in pakistan buddhist/hindu heritage in pakistan has been left to rot and suffer there is some amazing ancient pre-islamic sites and historical places thats needs awareness and appreciation from the pakistani public it needs to be preserved .

 

[Omar1984]

A few pictures I found on these caves:

The remains of more than 2,400-year-old Buddhist era are nurturing silently under the lap of Margalla Hills as the murals of Buddha appeared on the walls of caves at Shah Allah Ditta. At the distance of 15 kilometres from the main Golra intersection, the site needs immediate attention of the Department of Archeology and Museums as it possesses not only the relics of Buddhist era but also 8th century AD Hindu period and the 300-year-old Aurangzeb period.

 

[Omar1984]

Pictures of Margalla Hills of Islamabad (the place where the 2,400 year old Buddhist caves are found).