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Buddha statues being smuggled to China seized in Pakistan
Karachi:
Two ancient Buddha statues have been seized by the
Pakistan Customs staff at the international mail office
(IMO). According to The News, the Customs department had
received credible information that an effort would be
made to smuggle antique Buddha statues under the garb
of postal parcels. A surveillance team headed by Assistant
Collector of Customs, Al Zeb Khan, was constituted to
monitor the movement of postal parcels being sent out
of Pakistan. The team found a China-bound postal parcel
on December 18 that was booked by a man named Ejaz Ahmad
from Islamabad to a Beijing addressee, Zou Jianhui. Further
examination of the parcels revealed two antique Buddha
statues. Archaeological experts have opined that the seized
statues are more than 5000 years old and relate to the
ancient Gandhara civilisation.
-Dec
20, 2008
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