Archaeological sites in Khyber need government attention.

PESHAWAR -- Dr Abdul Samad Khan, former Director of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Archaeology, says Jamrud sub-division of Khyber tribal district has rich archaeological relics of ancient times when humans used to live in caves, and Buddhist artifacts. He said there are also artifacts of British era, but the relics of the 'Stone Age' are very precious and important and need to be preserved. 'We have documented 20 to 30 Stupas and I am sure that proper archaeological surveys and documentation will help in exploration of more artifacts,' he said. Referring to the Shapula Stupa, 50 feet high off the road and the historic Ali Mosque, historian Tipu Mohammad Khan writes in his book that it was built by Buddhist followers in the second century.

The local people harmed the site in hope of searching a treasure. They dug and...