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A monk examines a statue at an archaeological site in Khanpur on Thursday. Dawn HARIPUR: A group of Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka visited archeological sites in Bhamala and Julian areas of Khanpur tehsil here on Thursday. The monks totalling 11 are in the country on an eight days visit on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Sub-divisional officer of Khanpur Museum Nawazuddin told Dawn that the invitation was extended by the premier during a recent visit to Sri Lanka as part of efforts to promote religious tourism in the country. He briefed monks about the history of Buddhist sites, efforts to preserve them, and plans to excavate on new sites on the directives of the archaeology department.

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