Professor Michael Jansen from RWTH Aachen University and Dr Dan Tidten, Head of Press and Cultural Section from the German Embassy Islamabad, visited the archaeological sites of Mohenjodaro in Sindh today. They met Special Advisor to the Chief Minister for Culture and Tourism, Government Sindh, Sharmila Farooqi and the members of the Technical Consultative Committee (TCC), National Fund for Mohenjo-Daro.
"Mohenjodaro is one of the most impressive archaeological sites in this world. Pakistanis have every reason to be proud of their immense cultural heritage. We encourage the Pakistani Provincial and Federal Governments to make every effort to preserve this treasure," Dr Tidten said. Professor Michael Jansen from the renowned German RWTH Aachen University is a specialist on the Indus Culture, on which he has been working for decades. He has been chairing the Technical Consultative Committee since long. The Indus Culture, which flourished about 4000 to 5000 years ago, is considered as one of the three ancient civilisations of mankind.-PR