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Korean TV to show documentary on Gandhara

By Our Correspondent 2017-03-21
TAXILA:Atwo-memberKoreanBroadcasting System (KBS) team filmed various Buddhist sites of Gandhara civilization which they will air on South Korean official television .

Lee Heon and Miss Hong, Eun Hee, producers of the KBS, are visiting the ancient sites on the invitation of Dr Esther Park, General Secretary, Gandhara Art and Culture Association (GACA).

Before coming to Taxila the KBS team also visited Lahore, Peshawar, Swabi, Swat and Gilgit and filmed various Buddhist sites.

`I have visited Sri Lanka, Thailand, China and Armenia to record various cultural sites but the potential and cultural diversity Pakistan harbours is unique and significant, said Miss Hong while talking to Dawn.

`What has really capture d me about Pakist an is the kindness of the people here; really they are generous and hospitable,` she added.

Replying to a query, she said it was her first visit to Pakistan and like other foreign media persons she had some misconception about Pakistan but after visiting various cities, she found it an enlightened and diverse country.

`Through her documentary she will now show peaceful, tolerant and hospitable face of Pakistan to the world especially to Buddhists across the globe,` she added.