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According to a press release issued here on Tuesday, freshwater mussels, close relatives of pearls producing oyster mollusks are immobile and imbedded in the river streambed and filter water to obtain oxygen and food therefore, they are sensitive to industrial, agricultural and other anthropogenic contaminations polluting even River Indus. In an alarming but significant ground breaking environment research, Punjab University PhD scholar Muhammad Sohail has found that freshwater mussels (Anodonta anatine) being sensitive to aquatic environmental contamination are excellent indicators of ecosystem health and stability. PU researcher finds heavy metals toxicity in Chashma Barrage mussels This great achievement / efforts of Punjab University research team altered the religious and cultural history of the Punjab which has taken a new dimension clearly indicate that the followers of Buddhism established their center of worship in Punjab and adopted a unique method for dissemination and preaching of their religio, which is being named as, "Buddhist Narrative Art in Terracotta from Punjab". It was also confirmed that the followers of Buddhism were inhabitants of this area and they established their religious buildings, stupas and monasteries. The 2000-years old artefacts belong to Buddhist civilization which also developed in Punjab.ĭuring the field work innumerable evidences of ancient settlements in form of cultural mounds were recorded. Muhammad Hameed, Chairman Department of Archeology, University of the Punjab, discovered unique evidence of Buddhist Narrative Art in Terracotta from the old River bed of Jhelum between Sargodha and Jhang in the field work carried out in 2023. Punjab University Research Team under the patronage of Dr. PU Archaeology Department discovered 2000 years old Unique evidences of Buddhist Narrative Art in Terracotta from Punjab