Sunday, 23 September 2012

Key sources of national history gathering dust in University of Karachi library

KARACHI, Sept 23: Important historical documents from before and after the creation of Pakistan lie locked away in a forgotten room in the basement of Dr Mahmud Husain Library at Karachi University. Box files, made of cardboard and wood are stacked on top of one another next to a window on an iron shelf.

The room hasn’t been cleaned in so long that besides the cupboards and files, even framed pictures in a see-through glass and wood shelf are coated with a thick layer of dust.

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