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As a Muslim nation, Pakistan is strongly influenced by the culture and traditions of Islam. Karachi is the seat of some of the most important libraries in Pakistan; these include the Liaquat Memorial Library, the Central Secretariat Library, and the University of Karachi Library. Also of note are the National Archives of Pakistan, in Islamabad, and the Punjab Public Library, in Lahore. The National Museum of Pakistan, in Karachi, contains important materials from the Indus Velley civilizations, as well as Buddhist and Islamic artifacts. Cultural materials also are displayed in the Lahore Museum and the Peshawar Museum. The Industrial and Commercial Museum, in Lahore, contains exhibits on the manufactures of Pakistan.

The land where the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is situated today had been a seat of world's leading Civilizations from the time immemorial. There is plenty of evidence from the pre-historic and historic period to support this argument, e.g., fossil jaws of apes, circa 14 millions years old found from Pothohar. They belong to a species named "Sivapithecus Pakininsis", said to be the ancestor of Man. A 2 million years old earliest stone hand axe. Now on display in Islamabad Museum, Islamabad.

The legacy of our predecessors at the time of our independence, on August 14, 1947, came to us as a treasure which may be called as Pakistan's National Heritage. So rich and diversified is this heritage that Pakistani nation can be proud of its glorious past, be Islamic or pre Islamic as far back as pre-historic times.No other country of the world can produce the treasure of by gone days as can be found in Pakistan.

However, what has been excavated in Pakistan already makes an important and a huge collection. Now it is incumbent upon us to save this national heritage for the future generations and let them be proud of their glorious past as well as let the national heritage for the future generations a source of inspiration for their brighter future. It is for this reason that the government of Pakistan has established a fund called "National Fund for Cultural Heritage"(NFCH).

The National Fund for Cultural Heritage was established in April 1994 for the conservation and preservation of the Pakistan's national heritage and its proper maintenance and matters connected therewith.

One might ask a question why NFCH is established when there is already a full fledged department of Archaeology in the country. It is true that there is a department of Archaeology whose sole purpose is to look after the national heritage. However, the department is a governmental institution and at times people raise objections to the progress of the department of Archaeology. As in some people's opinion there can be much more achievement in a better way. Hence the government in response to this objection & to supplement the task of the Department of Archaeology and for the worthy cause of conservation and preservation of Pakistan's national heritage has at long last established a fund under the name of "National Fund for Cultural Heritage".

Thanks to the government who for the first time in the history of Pakistan has given the opportunity to the people of Pakistan by providing them a long due platform in the form of NFCH.

The establishment of NFCH is much appreciated and a great interest is shown by the general public hence since its establishment in 1994 hundreds of proposals were received from different agencies and individuals for the conservation, preservation and publication of the Pakistan's national heritage. It is hoped that with the continued patronage of the government to the NFCH we shall be able to achieve the aforesaid goal.

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