45 more arrested over demolition of Hindu Temple in northwest Pakistan; 8 police officials suspended for negligence
Forty-five more people have been arrested by Pakistani police for their alleged involvement in the demolition of a Hindu Temple in the Karak district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Publish Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2021 07:25 PM IST
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Forty-five more people have been arrested by Pakistani police for their alleged involvement in the demolition of a Hindu Temple in the Karak district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The development has come two days after India on Friday lodged a formal protest with Pakistan over the demolition of the shrine and sought strict action against those responsible for the incident.
Trichy: Condemning the attack on a Hindu temple in Pakistan, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Friday said that the destruction of the temple of Hindu minorities justified the accusation of the Indian government that religious minorities were subjected to suppression in Pakistan.
In a statement issued by the national president of IUML, KM Kader Mohideen, he said that the enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India by the BJP led Union government was vindicated by the attack. “This dastardly attack on the holy place of the Hindu community in Pakistan obviously justifies the Indian government’s accusation that religious minorities are suppressed and forced to migrate seeking asylum in India and passing of CAA (sic),” the statement read.
KP govt to rebuild Hindu temple
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PESHAWAR: A Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) damaged by a mob last week will be rebuilt using provincial government funds, the provincial information minister said on Friday.
A mob descended on the temple in a remote village of KP after protesting against renovations being made to an adjoining building owned by a Hindu group. They used sledgehammers to knock down walls before setting the building ablaze.
“We regret the damage caused by the attack,” said Kamran Bangash, the provincial information minister. “The chief minister has ordered the reconstruction of the temple and adjoining house,” he told AFP.
Pakistan s top court has ordered authorities to submit a report on the temple s destruction.
Discrimination and violence against religious minorities are common in Pakistan, where Muslims make up 97 per cent of the population and Hindus around two per cent.
The temple, which was destroyed in similar circumstances in 1997 and then rebuilt, is located some 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Peshawar, the provincial capital.
While no Hindus live in the area, devotees often visit the temple and its shrine to pay homage to the Hindu saint Shri Paramhans, who died there before the 1947 partition of India that gave birth to Pakistan.
District police chief Irfanullah Khan told AFP around 45 people had been detained in connection with the incident including a local cleric, Maulana Sharif, who is accused of inciting the mob.
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Provincial government in Pakistan will pay to rebuild Hindu temple destroyed by mob
A policeman standing guard at the damaged Hindu temple a day after a mob attacked it, in Karak district, Pakistan, on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedJan 1, 2021, 5:17 pm SGT
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