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The land where the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is situated today had been The legacy of our predecessors at the time of our independence, on August 14, 1947, came to us
as a treasure which may be called as Pakistan’s national heritage. So rich and diversified is
this heritage that Pakistani nation can be proud of its glorious past, be Islamic, Post Islamic
or pre-Islamic period as far back as pre-historic times. No other country of the world can
produce the treasure of by gone days as can be found in Pakistan. It is now incumbent upon
us to treasure our national heritage and save it from further deterioration and theft. national heritage. It is hoped that with the continued patronage of the government, the
Philanthropists and the Business Community to the NFCH we shall be able to achieve the
aforesaid goal.
The Cultural Heritage of Pakistan is spread over the centuries, starting from pre-historic
times to the present day and which may be summarized in the following periods: Indus Civilization
Gandhara Civilization
Islamic Period
Sikh Period
British Period
Post independence Period
a seat of world’s
leading Civilizations from the time immemorial. There is plenty of evidence from the pre-historic
and historic period to support this argument, e.g. fossil jaws of apes, circa 14millions years
old found from Pothohar. They belong to a species named “Sivapithecus Pakininsis”, said to be
the ancestor of Man. A 2 million years old earliest stone hand axe. Now on display in Islamabad
Museum, Islamabad.
The establishment of NFCH is much appreciated and a great interest is shown by the general
public hence since its establishment in 1994 hundreds of proposals were received from different
agencies and individuals for the conservation, preservation and publication of the Pakistan’s
