{
  "id": 5226418,
  "title": "Unesco asked to add Rani Ghat, Banbhore to heritage list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unesco-asked-to-add-rani-ghat-banbhore-to-heritage-list",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:41:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027041/unesco-asked-to-add-rani-ghat-banbhore-to-heritage-list"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan has requested Unesco to include Rani Ghat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Port of Banbhore in Sindh in the World Heritage List, as per a meeting between Unesco Representative Fuad Pashayev and Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Aurangzeb Khan Khichi. The sites are already part of Pakistan's Tentative List, which currently has 37 properties. Additionally, the minister requested assistance in adding four Pakistani culinary traditions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage framework, including Makai Roti and Saag from Punjab, Balochi Sajji, Sindhi Biryani, and Chapli Kebab from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Meanwhile, the PM’s Task Force on Gandhara plans to expand Gandhara exhibitions overseas and establish 'Gandhara Corners' around selected sites to showcase Pakistan's Buddhist heritage, with an international conference scheduled for November and delegations from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka expected in October and November.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Unesco asked to add Rani Ghat, Banbhore to heritage list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/unesco-asked-to-add-rani-ghat-banbhore-to-heritage-list-5228682",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:41:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}