Katas Raj temple to be handed over to evacuee board
Supreme Court has passed the order SAMAA | Zulqarnain Iqbal - Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Zulqarnain Iqbal Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Punjab government to hand over the control of Katas Raj temple to the Evacuee Trust Property Board.
The court has given Punjab two weeks to implement the order. It was hearing a case on the rights of minorities in Pakistan.
The bench expressed its anger at the Punjab chief secretary for not appearing in the case. “The chief secretary has neither come himself nor has he implemented court orders,” Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked.
SHO, 7 police personnel suspended over Karak temple vandalism
The Krishna Dwara temple was attacked on December 30 SAMAA | Basit Gilani - Posted: Jan 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Basit Gilani Posted: Jan 3, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
Policemen inspect the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attack in Karak district on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
Eight police personnel, including the SHO and DSP, have been suspended for failing to stop an attack on a Hindu temple in KPâs Karak district. DIG Kohat Tayyab Hafeez Cheema suspended the personnel. DSP Sher Afzal and SHO Rehmat Wazir were suspended for negligence. The Krishna Dwara temple is situated in Karakâs Teri union council. It came under attack by hundreds of residents led by cleric Maulana Muhammad Sharif, police said on December 30.
KP chief minister orders immediate reconstruction of Karak Hindu temple
It was set ablaze, destroyed by a mob on Wednesday SAMAA | Tariq Afaq - Posted: Jan 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Tariq Afaq Posted: Jan 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has ordered the immediate reconstruction of the Krishna Dwara temple in Karak.
He said his provincial government must ensure the construction work is started quickly. We will protect the places of worship of minorities, he vowed.
The historic Hindu temple was set ablaze on December 30 by hundreds of residents. The temple is located in Karak s Teri union council.
31 arrested for setting fire to Karak Hindu temple
Cleric who led the mob also in custody SAMAA | Basit Gilani and AFP - Posted: Dec 31, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Basit Gilani and AFP Posted: Dec 31, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
Policemen inspect the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attack in Karak district on December 31, 2020. (AFP)
Police have arrested 31 people for setting fire to a historic Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, the KP inspector-general said Thursday.
IG Sanaullah Abbasi told reporters in Karak that at least 300 people have been nominated in the FIR. Of them, 31 have been arrested while others are being identified with the help of the video footage.
Historic Hindu temple set ablaze in KP’s Karak
Residents allege it was being expanded illegally SAMAA | Basit Gilani - Posted: Dec 30, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Basit Gilani Posted: Dec 30, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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A historic Hindu temple was set ablaze in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Wednesday, residents and the police said.
The Krishna Dwara temple is situated in Karak’s Teri union council. It came under attack by hundreds of residents who set fire to the building.
The miscreants surrounded and vandalised the temple for
hours but the police were missing from the scene.