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Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Pakistan. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC. The headline in use is “Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Sitting outside his small shop in a warren of alleyways in Rawalpindi, Ahsan Shakeel buffed an antique brass pot to a high shine, pressing it against a mechanised wheel. “We’ve removed all the dents, but it still needs polishing,” the 72-year-old restorer, among the last still practising his craft, told…
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- First reported by Dawn
Pakistan's last antique restorers give old treasures new life
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- Dawn