KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Syed Sardar Ali Shah said on Wednesday that conservation of over 4,000
protected buildings across the province was not possible without engaging civil society and the public as the provincial culture department did not have sufficient resources and manpower.
He said that the offence of causing damage to the
protected building involved imprisonment up to term of three years and fine of Rs100,000.
She said that Bano Manzil's serial number and entry in the list of
protected buildings was: `DAP NED 000149; Bano Manzil;1995 149; KAR/SEQ/0731; SR 10/2 Narbhiram Street.
It's good to think that a building which witnessed so much destruction in the past is now, 70 years after the Battle of Britain, harbouring these beautiful creatures -Saltholme site manager Dave Braithwaite, left
PROTECTED BUILDING: The old ammunition store and Saltholme's Ben Calvert, above right, inspecting swallow nesting sites, right Pictures by KATIE LUNN SAFE HAVEN: Saltholme
"I've spent six months researching and compiling a seven-page document outlining why the Vulcan should be listed as a
protected building.
Due to its
protected building status it cannot be demolished.
He said it was reported in the media that the
protected building was being handed over to a private organisation through a memorandum of understanding, but the provincial authorities were not intimated officially.
At least three of the Libraries listed in Saturday's Echo (Kensington, Old Swan, Sefton Park) must be on some 'sort of
protected building list due to their distinctive architecture.
Palejo said that the Gymkhana's building has been declared a '
protected building' under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Preservation Act 1994.
She added: "I ran out in my dressing gown and told them it was a
protected building.
'If they had gone to a less
protected building it would have caught on fire with disastrous consequences.