page_title: Germany–Pakistan relations
section_title: Archaeology
hierarchical_section_title: Germany–Pakistan relations / Cultural Relations / Archaeology
caption_attribution_description: English: Lahore Fort complex (including Moti Masjid, Naulakha Pavilion, Sheesh Mahal and others) This is a photo of a monument in Pakistan identified as the PB-67
context_page_description: German–Pakistani relations are the diplomatic and bilateral relations between Germany and Pakistan. Pakistan and Germany has stronger friendly relations, since 1961, when Pakistan lent RS120 million to West Germany, Succeeded by the historical British Raj strong ties in the 1910s–40s, the relations were fully established in the 1950s, which were primarily based on mutual friendship, cultural, and mutual cooperation in social, education, and economic developments. Relations with Pakistan were first established by West-Germany and later on by East Germany with East-Pakistan, also in the 1950s.
  As of current, Germany maintains an embassy in Islamabad and consulate-generals in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta. Pakistan has as embassy in Berlin and consulate-generals in Hamburg, Brandenburg, and other cities of Germany. Despite strong cooperation and historical ties, the recent difficulties grew in bilateral relations of both countries as the political issues of Afghan war becoming the prime factor in both countries' strategic policies on settlement in 2014.
context_section_description: German archaeologists have been active in Pakistan for decades. Since 1979, for example, the project Rock Carvings and Inscriptions along the Karakorum Highway has been conducted with the support of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. German researchers regularly travel to Gilgit-Baltistan as part of this project.
  For a number of years, the Federal Foreign Office has been funding cultural preservation projects in Pakistan. The main projects in recent years include the restoration of the Lahore Fort frescoes and a historical Amburiq Mosque in Gulabpur, Baltistan. In 2010 and 2011, the Federal Foreign Office provided funding to renovate and restore traditional residential buildings in Lahore's historical Old City in cooperation with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). The two projects received the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2010 and 2014, respectively. Since 2017, a project has been underway to restore part of the Lahore Fort frescoes – also in cooperation with the AKF. This project is scheduled to continue through 2018.
caption: Germany assisted in restoration of Lahore Fort
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