*MARDAN: Historical Buddha era statues have been recovered from the YousufKuli Graveyard in Mardan, ARY News reported on Wednesday.*
During an excavation activity for a burial, Buddha era statues wererecovered by the undertakers which have now been handed over to theconcerned department.
The discovery was reported to the local police and the statues handed overto the department of Archaeology, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (KPK).
The two statues are approximately 2 millennia old. One Buddha is 2 feet 8inches and the other is 3 feet 7 inches.
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The recent discovery comes in the midst of an ongoing inquiry againstKhyber Pakhtunkhwa’s former Archaeology and Museums Director, Dr. AbdulSamad.
Dr. Abdul Samad has allegedly been found involved in illegal appointmentsand antiques’ theft, cases pertaining to the allegations are currentlyunder process.
