Taliban defeated by the quiet strength of Pakistan's Buddha
Friday, July 13, 2018 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
*The Buddha of Swat, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatized Pakistani valley, has been restored
*The holy figure, depicted in a lotus position, was first carved on a granite cliff in the 7th century
*It was dynamited by Pakistani Taliban in an echo of Afghan Taliban's destruction of its more imposing counterparts in 2001
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