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  • 1,300 year old temple of Lord Vishnu found in Pakistan

    A Hindu temple built 1,300 years ago has been discovered by Pakistani and Italian archaeological experts on a mountain in the Swat district of northwestern Pakistan. This temple was discovered during excavations at Barikot Ghandai. Fazle Khaliq of the Archaeological Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa announced the discovery on Thursday, stating that the temple belongs to Lord Vishnu.

    Fazle Khaliq of the Department of Archeology said that this temple was built 1300 years ago during the Hindu royal period. The Hindu Shahi or Kabul Shahi (850–1026 AD) was a Hindu dynasty that ruled in the Kabul Valley (eastern Afghanistan), Gandhar (modern Pakistan) and present-day northwest India.

    It was reported that during the excavation, archaeologists found traces near the cantonment near the temple site and where the guards lived. Experts also found a water tank near the temple, which is said to have been bathed there by the Hindus before worship.

  • UAE gave a blow to Pakistan, now the citizens of Pakistan will not get it

    The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has given a big blow to Pakistan. In fact, the UAE government has imposed a temporary ban on visas issued to visit Pakistan. According to the news of the Pakistani newspaper Express Tribune, Pakistan’s Foreign Office confirmed the news on Wednesday, saying that the decision taken by UAE officials is believed to be related to the second wave of coronavirus in the country. Earlier in June, the UAE government had announced a temporary suspension of passenger services in view of the growing outbreak of Corona.

    Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafiz Chowdhury (Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri) has said that the UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of new travel visas for 12 countries, including Pakistan, until further announcement.

    Hafiz Chaudhary said that the suspension would not apply for visas already issued. Note that the UAE government has issued travel visas for Turkey, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Libya, Kenya, and Afghanistan apart from Pakistan. Issuance suspended. This decision has been made by the UAE government regarding the growing coronavirus cases in Pakistan.