{"id":34825,"date":"2017-12-04T14:20:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T09:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=34825"},"modified":"2017-12-04T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T09:49:38","slug":"historic-makli-hill-cemetery-preserved-with-support-from-united-states-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=34825","title":{"rendered":"Historic Makli Hill cemetery preserved with support from United States Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>THATTA Dec 04 (TNS):<\/strong> U.S. Consul General Grace Shelton visited the historic Makli Hill graveyard to participate in the completion ceremony for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project at the tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad in Thatta, Sindh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34830\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Makli Hill a World Heritage site in 1981.\u00a0 The site includes the tombs of kings, queens, governors, saints, scholars, and philosophers from the 14th to 18th century.\u00a0 The United States has provided more than $260,000 to restore the ancient tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34831\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/malki2-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation is a centerpiece of America\u2019s partnership with Pakistan in the area of art and culture,\u201d said Consul General Shelton, adding, \u201cBoth the United States and Pakistan recognize these sites are essential reminders of the contributions and historical experiences of humanity, and that through conservation efforts like this, we preserve these cultural treasures and the stories they tell for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34832\" src=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/makli3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/makli3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/makli3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tns.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/makli3-696x398.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of traditional cultural expression in more than 100 countries around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THATTA Dec 04 (TNS): U.S. Consul General Grace Shelton visited the historic Makli Hill graveyard to participate in the completion ceremony for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project at the tombs of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad in Thatta, Sindh. 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