Pakistan govt orders reconstruction of demolished Hindu temple, 30 arrested
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Police say more than 350 people have been named in the FIR
Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.
On Thursday, the provincial government ordered authorities to reconstruct the damaged temple as it vowed to bring the culprits to justice.
Pakistan: 30 arrested for damaging Hindu temple; Govt orders its reconstruction
By PTI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 1st January 2021 8:10 am IST A Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was reportedly destroyed and set on fire. [ANI]
Peshawar: Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.
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India Lodges Protest With Pak Over Hindu Temple Demolition, Local Govt to Pay for Reconstruction
Members of Pakistan Hindu Council hold a protest against the attack on a Hindu temple in the northwestern town of Karak, in Karachi on Thursday. (AP/PTI photo)
Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after the Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan.
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India has lodged strong protest over the demolition of a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Officials said concerns were conveyed to Pakistan through diplomatic channels. Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after the Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan.
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The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.
AFP A policeman stands guard at the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attack in a remote village in Karak district.
Peshawar: Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.