The Japan Times: Taliban defeated by quiet strength of Pakistani valley´s Buddha statue
(WorldNews Japan)

Author: article author: Arab News Pakistan Fri, 2018-07-13 11:51 July 13: The Japan Times states that the Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatized Pakistani valley. The holy figure, depicted in a lotus position at the base of a granite cliff in northern Pakistan, was severely damaged by Islamist insurgents in an echo of the Afghan Taliban´s complete destruction of its more imposing counterparts at Bamiyan in 2001. Main category: Press Review ......