Karachi: U. S. Consul General in Karachi Mark Stroh said the U. S. has earmarked $6. 4 million for the preservation of 30 monuments that constitute Pakistan’s cultural heritage.
The American diplomat heads into a rite to release the conservation assignment of one of Karachi’s oldest buildings, Frere Hall, which is considered an iconic and ancient monument of the city.
The U. S. Consulate General, karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Sindh Exploration and Adventure Society have partnered to launch the Frere Hall Conservation Project on the 156th anniversary of the public opening of Karachi’s historic building.
U. S. aid was aimed at preserving icons from the Mughal and Gandhara periods, Hindu monuments and Sufi shrines in Pakistan.
In the past, in Sindh, American money was used for the recovery of the tombs of the Makli necropolis, the Varun Dev temple, and the recovery of the historic construction of Nusserwanjee at the Indo Valley School of Art and Architecture.
The U. S. diplomat said the U. S. respects Pakistan’s invaluable cultural heritage, as the new assignment presented to the Frere Hall building illustrates the U. S. government’s commitment to working with Pakistan to maintain the country’s sites that constitute its cultural heritage.
Speaking on the occasion, Karachi’s managing lawyer Murtaza Wahab said efforts were being made to keep the city’s historical monuments so that they remain intact for a hundred years for the public.
He expressed his gratitude to the U. S. government for the recovery of one of Karachi’s monumental buildings in its original form.
He said the KMC would welcome any establishment wishing to recover historic buildings in Karachi.
The Karachi administrator said the general public was entitled to those old buildings and said other projects would be introduced to preserve them.
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