Protecting Pakistan’s Cultural Heritage

Pakistan is home to four provinces (Punjab, Balochistan, Sindh and KP) and three autonomous zones (FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Kashmir). Living in these areas are people belonging to hundreds of tribes/clans and thousands of sub-communities. Most, if not all, have their distinct socio-cultural identity which accords them special historical importance. From the mountains of Chitral to the deserts of Balochistan, from the plains of Punjab to the coastline in