President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need to prepare a plan to upgrade the National Museum of Pakistan with modern facilities.During a visit on Saturday to the museum, where he was briefed about.
President Arif Alvi visits National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi
February 13, 2021
KARACHI, Pakistan: President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the need to prepare up-gradation plan to uplift the National Museum in accordance with modern facilities.
While visiting the National Museum of Pakistan in Karachi on Saturday where he was briefed about the objective, status and future up-gradation plan of the museum, the president said that the National Museum should establish a revitalization and paper conservation laboratory and digitalisation centre on modern lines.
The president reiterated the government’s determination to upgrade the museum and its building to attract more visitors.
National Museum workers to move SC for payment of salaries
Peshawar
January 24, 2021
KARACHI: The employees of the National Museum of Pakistan have decided to file a petition in the Supreme Court against the non-payment of their salaries and the National Heritage and Culture Department’s decision to hand over the museum to a private body.
According to National Museum Workers Union President Ali Raza, the employees have not been paid salaries for the past two months. Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training and National Heritage and Culture Shafqat Mehmood, during his visit to the museum in October 2020, had assured the employees that their salaries would be paid from the regular budget.