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Abdul Samad, Director of the Archaeology and Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A video of the act, which has since gone viral on social media, showed the construction workers, along with a cleric, smashing the Buddha statue using a sledgehammer. According to international reports, the statue was destroyed allegedly on the order of a local cleric. “Your nikah would cease to exist and you will no more be a believer if the statue isn’t disposed of,” the cleric allegedly told the people at the site, who then followed his orders to destroy the relic, which was accidentally discovered in a good condition. Abdul Samad, Director of the Archaeology and Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the authorities have located the area, where the incident occurred and those involved in vandalism would be held accountable. Police have arrested all those offenders who were seen smashing the statue, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Information Kamran Bangash said. Taking to Twitter, Kamran Bangash said, “All offenders who were seen smashing an antique Gandharan Buddhist statue
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Asked by a reporter whether the state was doing anything about the matter

Asked by a reporter whether the state was doing anything about the matter, Shah said: "A lot is being done. You will hear good news." The confirmation comes following around 10 days of  official silence  over reports of the former TTP spokesman's escape, which had been announced by him in an audio message released on social media. Mysterious 'escape' Mystery the circumstances of the escape of Ehsan, who had surrendered himself to a Pakistani security agency under an agreement some three years ago, with sources saying that he fled during one of the operations to capture and target terrorists. The sources told  Dawn  that Ehsan had to be tried for his crimes but before the trial, all possible information had to be extracted from him to conclude the operations and that it was during one such operation that he was able to flee. Notwithstanding his claim of being in Turkey, some sources believe the former militant spokesman is in Afghanistan. CLick here and earn CLick
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