Almost 100 archaeological sites have been found in different parts of Balochistan province during the last 50 years. This stated by National Museum of Pakistan Director Makin Khan, while speaking at a seminar on "Sequence of cultural inhabitation in Balochistan", organised jointly by the National Museum of Pakistan and Institute of Ethics and Culture here on Monday.
French Consul General Perk Sean was the chief guest at the seminar, which was addressed by Archaeology Quarterly Editor Haleem Sharar and Director of Sindh-Balochistan Department of Archaeology of Museums Qasim Ali Qasim. A large number of scholars, teachers, students and people from different walk of life attended the seminar.
Makin apprised the audience about the lifestyle and different ancient civilisations. In his research papers, he threw light on different archaeological sites in different parts of Balochistan including, Mehrgarh, Miri Kalat, Kalicul Muhammad, Faiz Muhammad, Surjanga, Moza Karam Khan, Periano Ghundai, Kechi Beg, Panj Pai, Rana Ghundai, Naniser, Soha Dumb, Shatai Dumb, Baber Kot, Mughal Ghundai etc.
Haleem Sharar, in his keynote address, said: "Peace in mind means the peace on earth so we decided to work for peace through archaeology", adding that the government could make millions of dollars if it organised cultural heritage in a useful manner.
He said the government could generate millions of dollar revenue by inviting tourists from all over the world to exhibit its heritage. He suggested to the government to organise a voyage for exhibiting the country's cultural heritage at seaports around the world, which would help generate huge amount of revenue. Perk Sean said that archaeologists from France had worked in different archaeological sites of Balochistan, adding that bilateral coordination would be further boosted.
Qasim Ali Qasim said that archaeologists had been working in Balochistan for the last two centuries, which was still attractive for them. He said the Department of Archaeology Pakistan had made a comprehensive master plan to discover new archaeological sites in Balochistan.