US Returns Stolen Gandhara Antiquities to Pakistan

[Microsoft]

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NEW YORK, NOV 03 – The United States has returned the antiquities of the Gandhara era stolen from Pakistan. According to state media, historical and ancient artifacts from the Gandhara period date back to the 2nd century AD.

The handover ceremony was held at the Pakistani Consulate in New York. At the ceremony, District Attorney New York County Cyrus Vance and Pakistani Consul General Ayesha Ali signed an agreement to return the stolen artifacts.

Consul General Ayesha Ali expressed gratitude to the Office of the District Attorney, New York County, and the Department of Homeland Security for their efforts in retrieving the stolen cultural treasures of Pakistan.

She called it an important manifestation of the Pakistan-US friendship. Some of the recovered antiquities were also displayed at the ceremony.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1323328031113551872

 

[IceCold]

Thank you. The question arises how were they stolen and where are the culprits? Were they ever caught?

 

[khansaheeb]

I can't be reading this right:-"US Returns Stolen Gandhara Antiquities to Pakistan"

They must have little value.

 

[Pak_Sher]

I can't be reading this right:-"US Returns Stolen Gandhara Antiquities to Pakistan"

They must have little value.

Appreciate the gesture.

 

[paritosh]

Glad that Pakistan respects its heritage. Afghans (Taliban) have not done justice to theirs in the past.

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Thank you USA. Gandhara is a significant piece of Pakistani heritage.

Indians think the whole subcontinent and its heritage is theirs, just because their republic is called "India". In fact, the Pakistani IVC is India's baap.

Glad that Pakistan respects its heritage. Afghans (Taliban) have not done justice to theirs in the past.

That's funny. It wasn't the Taliban who smashed Babri masjid in 1992.

 

[Imran Khan]

first time i heard they returned looted something . i think it will be stolen from us again

 

[Patriot forever]

first time i heard they returned looted something . i think it will be stolen from us again

They know they will get it back if Shareef or Zardari come into power

 

[ali_raza]

if it was upto me i will gift em back to US
cos here no one will appreciate it
just some weeks ago a jahil molvi broke life size budha
which was according to some estimates thousands of years old and extremely rare find
but the monkey tore it into pieces with jack hammer
only if we had sent it to japan they would have given us millions if not billions in aid

 

[Microsoft]

Thank you. The question arises how were they stolen and where are the culprits? Were they ever caught?

Pakistan receives 45 stolen relics from US

The antiquities are valued at approximately $250,000.

www.dawn.com

According to this:
" In a statement released on Monday, the DA office recalled that in 2015, they and the US Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) office had executed multiple search warrants and seized close to 100 antiquities from “Nayef Homsi, a known trafficker involved in the illegal looting, exportation and sale of ancient art from Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and other nations”. "

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Glad that Pakistan respects its heritage. Afghans (Taliban) have not done justice to theirs in the past.

This is a problem with Indian's [babri demolitio job], Pakistan and Afghans. All of South Asia need to respect each of their heritages. It was nice to see Islamabad Airport celebrate North West Pakistan's Gandhara civilization with "Gandhara Galleries".

 

[truthfollower]

first time i heard they returned looted something . i think it will be stolen from us again

wow you got your negative scores from negative fifty to negative one
whats the trick?

 

[Microsoft]

wow you got your negative scores from negative fifty to negative one
whats the trick?

It adds up the votes now so if you have +51 and -50 you get +1

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

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NEW YORK, NOV 03 – The United States has returned the antiquities of the Gandhara era stolen from Pakistan. According to state media, historical and ancient artifacts from the Gandhara period date back to the 2nd century AD.

View attachment 685682The handover ceremony was held at the Pakistani Consulate in New York. At the ceremony, District Attorney New York County Cyrus Vance and Pakistani Consul General Ayesha Ali signed an agreement to return the stolen artifacts.

Consul General Ayesha Ali expressed gratitude to the Office of the District Attorney, New York County, and the Department of Homeland Security for their efforts in retrieving the stolen cultural treasures of Pakistan.

She called it an important manifestation of the Pakistan-US friendship. Some of the recovered antiquities were also displayed at the ceremony.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1323328031113551872

Much if not most of these artifacts are abroad and hundreds are auctioned every month in private galleries throughout the world.

 

[Gangetic]

Much if not most of these artifacts are abroad and hundreds are auctioned every month in private galleries throughout the world.

Good thing there are still thousands of these artefacts still undiscovered.