{"id":3972,"date":"2015-11-27T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T08:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanhc.lk\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2020-01-09T00:16:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:46:16","slug":"efforts-of-pakistan-for-preservation-of-buddhist-heritage-appreciable-ven-banagala-upatissa-thero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/?p=3972","title":{"rendered":"Efforts of Pakistan for preservation of Buddhist heritage appreciable: Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/2015\/11\/efforts-of-pakistan-for-preservation-of-buddhist-heritage-appreciable-ven-banagala-upatissa-thero\/a2e4bf69-ae15-4971-8d88-3b5a4a355bf0\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3973\" title=\"a2e4bf69-ae15-4971-8d88-3b5a4a355bf0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pakistanhc.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a2e4bf69-ae15-4971-8d88-3b5a4a355bf0-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"Efforts of Pakistan for preservation of Buddhist heritage appreciable: Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thero\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>President Mahabodhi Society Sri Lanka Call<\/em><em>\u200b<\/em><em>s\u00a0on\u00a0<\/em><em>\u200b<\/em><em>Pak PMs<\/em><em>\u200b<\/em><em>\u00a0Special Assistant \u00a0on Foreign Affairs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The President of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka, Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thero,\u00a0called on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi, recently.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka, Ven. Bangala Upatissa was on a visit to Pakistan along with a delegation, to attend the International Interfaith Conference IIC on the Quest for Peaceful Interfaith Co-Existing, which was held on November 24-25, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister welcomed the delegation to Pakistan and commended the important work being carried out by the\u00a0Mahabodhi Society\u00a0in areas, such as education and promotion of interfaith harmony.<\/p>\n<p>The President of the Mahabodhi Society\u00a0appreciated the efforts of the Government of Pakistan for the preservation of Buddhist heritage and historical sites in Pakistan, as well as for the cooperation being extended to the visiting Buddhist pilgrims.<\/p>\n<p>The SAPM highlighted that Pakistan was proud to be a cradle of the Buddhist civilization and custodian of Buddhist historical sites at\u00a0Taxila, Takht Bai, and Swat, which were an integral part of its rich cultural heritage. He stressed that the Government of Pakistan would continue to take all possible steps to facilitate the Buddhist pilgrims visiting holy sites in Pakistan. He underlined that the security situation and physical infrastructure in Pakistan had improved significantly in the recent months and expressed the hope that the religious pilgrims and tourists would continue to find Pakistan a safe and\u00a0attractive destination.<\/p>\n<p>Besides his visit to Islamabad, Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thero also visited Lahore Museum, Badshahi Mosque, Allama Iqbal Mausoleum, Gurdawara, Lahore Fort and Taxila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Mahabodhi Society Sri Lanka Call\u200bs\u00a0on\u00a0\u200bPak PMs\u200b\u00a0Special Assistant \u00a0on Foreign Affairs The President of the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka, Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thero,\u00a0called on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi, recently. 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