Institutional Collaborations

HC-DAPNED has developed institutional/ organizational collaborations with various national and international networks of conservation professionals including International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), RLICC and UNESCO University and Heritage. Present state of apathy prevailing in historic towns and areas within Pakistan, threatening survival of traditional built environments not given much regard in development policies nor have much support in the regulatory processes.In this perspective HC-DAPNED endeavours to promote and build awareness to support heritage preservation, Pakistan.

After persistently campaigning for the heritage designation of identified properties, the initial step of ensuring legal protection to these properties is now achieved. Take steps for further professional advancement in terms of capacity building for technical support and guidance to assist active conservation and preservation initiatives, and develop methodologies to steer official policy making and support self initiated efforts on part of heritage property owners and resident communities towards better management, maintenance and monitoring of collective heritage assets.

The lack of locally available resources for conducting scientific research to develop strategies for effective monitoring, management and sustenance of historic areas; and achieve technological advancement for preservation treatments of historic materials; has hampered progressive development in this field within the country and makes it necessary that efforts are made to seek possibilities for collaboration and exchange from the international arena.

ICOMOS Pakistan Secretariat

DAPNED has provided a base for ICOMOS Pakistan Secretariat, where the staff of HC-DAPNED volunteer their time in maintaining ICOMOS Pakistan National Committee’s membership records, regularly disseminating information on events and activities of heritage conservation including training opportunities, seminars and conferences, etc. to all its members, organizing activities on 18th of April every year to mark the ‘International Day of Monuments and Sites’ and ensure access to publications received by ICOMOS Pakistan Secretariat at the departmental archives as ‘ICOMOS-ICCROM Collection’.

Department of Culture, GoS - Role in an Advisory Capacity

Through its research based projects and student works the HC-DAPNED has developed a substantial resource of documentation on historic buildings in Karachi and shares this information database on voluntary basis with the Department of Culture, Government of Sindh, and entertains requests from their Technical Advisory Committee for Heritage providing details and technical information on specific cases. Based on reports submitted by HC-DAPNED over the years, many pending issues for heritage properties have been resolved or pending decisions are taken. Over … technical reports have been submitted to the Department of Culture since 2006. About 32 detailed technical reports have been submitted on different historic buildings during Feb. 2006 to Sept. 2011, which were requested by the Department of Culture, GoS. As a member of Technical Sub-committee of Heritage Advisory Committee, GoS, Dr. Anila Naeem gives direct feedback and regularly participates in the Technical Committee and Heritage Advisory Committee meetings.

Sindh Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of Heritage in Sindh

• Publication of Shikarpoor Inventory Monographs
• Sixth Seminar on Urban and Regional Planning (partial financial support)
• Technical report on visit for evaluating ‘state of conservation’ of Udho Haveli Complex, Tajo Dero, Jacobabad District (submitted in January 2011)
• Working paper for Documentation of School Building

List of Technical Reports submitted by HC-DAPNED to Department of Culture, GOS (on request)  

• 5/4/2 Rambagh-10, Robson Road (2009-10; and a follow-up investigation report in July 2010)
• Makli Hills (August 2011)
• Dr. Pinto Clinic (September 2011)
• FT-2/39 Railway Office (November 2011)

Fakir Ayazuddin House 237 Staff Lines, City Courts and Karachi Press Club in progress.