Heritage is dying in Pakistan.

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Woodwork was a routine day business for craftsmen who would compete each other in showcasing their skills and experience of the art. 
It's dying today and dying visibly,loudly and with the patronage of state. 
The irony is that instead of providing protection to the same,it is being ruined by the spread of  installation of heavy billboards and advertising signs.
The concerned authorities keep casting a blind eye to this injustice since they are bribed by those who have and want to safeguard their vested interests.
UN heritage authorities must step forward and urge the government of Pakistan and khyber pukhtunkhwa to take notice of the dying legacy .









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