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• Three out of six buildings on Burns Road that were recently painted over under a beautification project by the district authorities were identified as listed heritage buildings on Monday.
• Not long after reports surfaced that the district authorities were planning to pedestrianise the famous food street and add colour to the street by painting over the buildings, architect Marvi Mazhar had taken to Twitter denouncing the beautification initiative. She had called for the culture department's attention over the matter and had maintaine...
• "All such buildings will be de-coloured," announced Sindh Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sardar Ali Shah, taking notice of the matter.
• Although the work had been initiated following a notification last Wednesday, the painting work has now been halted. Technical experts will soon undo the fresh coats painted over the buildings to preserve their historical value, The Express Tribune learnt.

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