The World Heritage Committee (WHC) today approved the state of conservation report of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens during its 47th session being held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
The World Heritage Committee monitors the conservation of the World Heritage sites around the world and is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention (1972). In its ongoing session, the Committee examined a report on the state conservation of Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens; and provided recommendations to preserve these sites. It welcomed the reported high standard of work at the Lahore Fort and appreciated the active engagement of Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch appreciated the Committee and its advisory bodies for their continued support for the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens as UNESCO heritage sites. She expressed Pakistan’s full commitment to the protection and conservation of the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens as treasured heritage of universal importance.
Inscribed in 1981, the Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens is one of the six World Heritage sites of Pakistan. Other World Heritage sites in Pakistan are the Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro, Buddhist Ruins of Takht-i-Bahi and Neighboring City Remains at Sahr-i-Bahlol, and Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta, Rohtas Fort and Taxila.
