KPK government in Pakistan releases Rs 3.48 crore for reconstruction of Hindu shrine damaged by mob
The attack on a century-old temple and the adjoining samadhi had drawn strong condemnation prompting the Supreme Court to order its reconstruction.
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PESHAWAR: Pakistan s Khyber Pakthunkhwa Provincial Government has released over Rs 3.48 crore for the reconstruction of a revered Hindu shrine damaged by a mob led by some local clerics and members of radical Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in December last year.
The provincial government will give Rs 3,48,29,000 to Auqaf Department for the reconstruction of the Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj destroyed on December 30 last year in Terri village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s Karak district.
SC orders early completion of Hindu shrine in Karak
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to ensure early completion of a shrine of Hindu saint Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj in Karak, restraining the Hindu community from interfering in the process.
A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsen heard a suo motu case about the desecration/burning of the shrine by a mob in Karak as well as a minorities rights case. On December 31, the chief justice had taken a suo motu notice of the incident and directed the One Man Commission on Minorities Rights, the chief secretary KP and the IGP KP to visit the site and submit a compliance report. The court directed the chief secretary to ensure that there is no delay in the completion of the shrine in six months and restrained the Hindu community from interfering in the process. During the course of hearing, the KP adv
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The local clerics and members of the Hindu community residing in the province held a meeting on Saturday to resolve the dispute. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-14T16:21:50+05:30 Hindu Community In Pakistan Pardons Mob For Vandalising Temple In December Last Year outlookindia.com 2021-03-14T17:43:08+05:30
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The Hindu community in Pakistan has decided to pardon the mob that vandalised and burned down a century-old temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The local clerics and members of the Hindu community residing in the province held a meeting on Saturday to resolve the dispute.
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On December 30 last year, a mob led by some local clerics and members of radical Islamist party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam vandalised the temple
The temple and samadhi were set on fire in Terri village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s Karak district
Nearly 50 people have been arrested in the case
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to pardon the mob that vandalised and burned down a century-old temple in the province.
The local clerics and members of the Hindu community held a meeting on Saturday to resolve the dispute.
As per the dialogue, informally called jigra , the accused have tendered an apology over the attack and a similar incident in 1997. The Muslim clerics have assured full protection to the Hindus and their rights as per the country s Constitution.
In this file photo, villagers stand on the roof of the shrine after setting it on fire in Karak. Dawn
PESHAWAR: A jirga backed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has helped the residents of Karak district and members of the Hindu community reach an agreement to settle issues that arose after the desecration of a local Hindu shrine over two months ago.
On Dec 30, 2020, a mob had vandalised and torched the Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj shrine in the remote Teri area of Karak district.
Adviser of the chief minister on science and information technology Ziaullah Bangash and Pakistan Hindu Council patron-in-chief and MNA Ramesh Kumar announced the deal in a presser here on Saturday.