Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

A Buddha carved on a rock in the Swat district of Pakistan's northwest has been restored after militants attempted to destroy it in 2007, spurring hopes that tourists will come back to see a sculpture that has watched over the scenic valley for over 1,000 years.Once disfigured by drilling and a blast, the face of the 6-meter-tall sculpture in Jahanabad, known as the "Jahanabad Buddha," has now been patched up, the result of repair work that began in 2012 and continued until last fall as part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement.In September 2007, the militan…READ FULL ARTICLE