Staff Reporter

In spite of strong opposition from some members of the Council of Advisers of Caretaker Government, Education and Cultural Affairs Adviser Dr Ayub Quadri unilaterally decided to send 187 pieces of rare antiquities, including two stolen 1,500-year-old terracotta Vishnu statues, sources at the Chief Adviser’s Office said yesterday.
“Several members of the Council of Advisers opposed tooth and nail sending the artefacts to France at a meeting with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed.

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