In this May 24, 2012 photo, a villager walks to a Buddhist stupa called the &quot;Amlukdara,&quot; which was damaged by thieves looking for statues in Pakistan's Swat Valley. A team funded by the Italian government is working with Pakistan's archaeology department to restore and preserve centuries-old Buddhist sites in northwest Pakistan. Swat was once an important center of Buddhist culture and trade. The monk credited with introducing Buddhism to Tibet, Padmasambhava, was born in Swat. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)