One of the rarest artefacts ever to be discovered in Pakistan were stolen, along with 80 other pieces, 13 years ago, from Taxila Museum and till date have not been recovered. On December 16, 1999, 81 precious and invaluable antiquities of Gandhara civilisation mysteriously disappeared from inside Taxila museum at night, at a time when the Museum was guarded by the local police as well as guards, specially hired by the Museum.