Islamabad, July 3 -- Exposing a massive governance failure and acute negligence in preserving shared global history, Pakistan has drawn severe international flak after UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations, strictly warned Islamabad over highly flawed "conservation work" at the ancient Vedic-era archaeological complex of Taxila.

The reckless structural intervention by Pakistani administrative units at one of South Asia's most critically revered mahavihara complexes has triggered widespread international scrutiny. The country's Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM) deployed modern masonry and cement under the guise of preservation, directly violating UNESCO's internationally accepted principles for safeguarding ancient mon...