As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan is providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit flood-hit people, mostly Muslims.
Attack on minority communities is exponentially increasing in Pakistan, making life fearful and troublesome for the Hindu community in the country. In the last 18 months, at least eight Hindu temples were reportedly attacked in Pakistan
45 More Arrested over Hindu Temple Attack in Pakistan
India has also lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of the temple and sought strict action against those responsible for the incident.
A still from video footage shows the attack on the Hindu temple in the village of Terri. Photo: Twitter
Peshawar: Pakistani police have arrested 45 more people for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
With the latest arrests, the number of accused arrested in the case has risen to 100. Over 350 people have been named in the FIR after the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district was vandalised and set on fire on Wednesday by a mob protesting against its expansion work.
Hindu Temple vandalism
A historic Hindu temple was destroyed and set on fire by an angry mob in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district. Over a land dispute, an angry mob vandalized the Hindu temple in the Karak district of Pakistan marginalizing minorities in Pakistan. A mob led by local clerics destroyed the temple on Wednesday. Video clips are going viral on social media, in which a violent mob is seen destroying the walls and roof of the temple.
Hundreds of Muslims attacked the Hindu temple and set it on fire which showed the extend of violence against religious minorities is prevailing in Pakistan. Over thirty people, mostly members of the Islamist Party were arrested after the vandalism of the said Hindu Temple which took place in North-West of Pakistan. The act against the Hindu minority community has been widely condemned by human rights activists based in Pakistan and other parts of the world.
Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed after cleric s provocation; Imran Khan is silent [Watch]
A Hindu temple in Pakistan was razed down by angry mob in Pakistan s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday after provocation by a Muslim cleric.
December 30, 2020 21:40 IST
In a shocking incident in Pakistan on Wednesday, a Hindu temple was destroyed by angry mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A video of the violence was widely shared on social media, showing a large group of people demolishing the temple with hammers and setting the structure ablaze.
According to sources, the violence was instigated after a Muslim cleric from Karak, who has the sympathy of a militant group, provoked local Muslims against the Hindu community and to demolish the temple.