The demolition of a British World War I monument in Islamabad has sparked significant concern over the preservation of historical heritage in the region. According to ProPakistani, developers dismantled the monument, which had stood on a 40-foot high mound on Kuri Road near Rehara village, as part of a project to establish a commercial area for a new housing society. The Department of Archaeology and Museums had previously intervened to prevent the relocation of the monument, but officials found the site flattened and the memorial dismantled during a visit on Tuesday. Photographs shared by the department depicted broken blocks of the structure scattered across the leveled ground, highlighting the loss of a historical artifact that honored local soldiers who participated in World War I. Dawn corroborates these details, noting that the monument, erected after 1914 by the British Empire, served as a symbol of recognition for the sacrifices of men from nearby villages.