Global Silk Route Research Alliance
全球丝绸之路研究联盟
Independent Think Tank · Geopolitics · Belt & Road · Eurasia
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By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
12 more historical and cultural sites added to Tentative World Heritage List UNESCO has added 12 more historical and cultural sites from Pakistan associated with Gandhara and Buddhist heritage, Mughal-era architecture, historic forts and…
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by then Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, visits Chichen Itza, an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Mexican state of Yucatan, June 6, 2013. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) At…
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz speaks after winning the election of the candidate for the post of UNESCO director-general in Paris, France, on Oct. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Baihui) According to UNESCO, Beijing was selected…
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
• Mostly include Gandhara relics; Senate body orders detailed report on smuggling racket• Officials say Unesco concerns over Taxila conservation addressed; new museum planned Pakistan has repatriated 513 smuggled archaeological artefacts from the United…
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
For generations, porcelain makers in Jingdezhen have worked through a sequence of highly specialized tasks: preparing clay, shaping vessels, painting designs, applying glaze, and firing kilns. Those skills remain an integral part of daily…
By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five Lebanese castles get emergency listing despite Israeli objections. A Palestinian flag flies over the Roman ruins of Sebastia in the occupied West Bank [File: Nasser Nasser/AP]…
