After peace has returned to the militancy affected Swat valley, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has finalised plan to construct a new Swat Museum building.
KP Minister for Tourism, Archeology, Museum and Tourism Aqil Shah will lay the foundation stone of the new building on February 7. The building will be constructed with the financial support of the Italy government.
It must be remembered that the historic Swat Museum, located on Mingora-Saidu Sharif Road, had been hit by a bomb explosion in December 2008. The bomb had also damaged the boys hostel of historic Government Jehanzeb College Saidu Sharif.
After the bombing, officials shifted most Swat Museum artifacts to Taxila and other museums in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. After the passing of 18th amendment, Swat Museum assets will be returned to Swat and Peshawar.
The Swat valley is considered the centre of the Ghandhara civilisation and the Swat Museum was once considered rich for Ghandhara civilisation artifact. The KP government is working to develop a plan to preserve Ghandhara civilization artifacts and other archeological sites in the province.
