Peshawar (Pakistan), January 1
After angry mob in Pakistan s Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province s Karak district, attacked and vandalized the shrine of a Hindu saint in Terri area of Karak; Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced reconstruction of the Hindu temple, along with launching a crackdown against the attackers.
Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan has issued instructions to relevant authorities to ensure reconstruction of the Hindu temple, while police authorities have arrested at least 45 people, including three notable clerics, who were nominated.
Among the nominated religious clerics, a local leader of religious political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Rehman Salam Khattak, has also been arrested.
Vandalized Pak Hindu temple to be reconstructed, 45 miscreants arrested
IANS | January 01, 2021 09:34 PM
PESHAWAR (Pakistan) : After angry mob in Pakistans Khyber Pukhtunkhwa provinces Karak district, attacked and vandalized the shrine of a Hindu saint in Terri area of Karak; Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced reconstruction of the Hindu temple, along with launching a crackdown against the attackers.
Chief Minister Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan has issued instructions to relevant authorities to ensure reconstruction of the Hindu temple, while police authorities have arrested at least 45 people, including three notable clerics, who were nominated.
Among the nominated religious clerics, a local leader of religious political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Rehman Salam Khattak, has also been arrested.
Pakistan: Mob sets temple on fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 14 arrested
Videos on social media showed a large crowd chanting slogans as they pulled down the walls of the building. Dec 31, 2020 · 04:15 pm A policeman stands guard at the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attack in a remote village in Karak district on Thursday. | Abdul Majeed/ AFP
The police in Pakistan arrested 14 people after a Hindu temple was set on fire and damaged by supporters of a local cleric in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, officials said on Thursday,
Dawn reported.
The police said the accused were detained in overnight raids and more such operations were being conducted to arrest those who participated or provoked the mob to demolish the shrine. The incident took place after the Hindu community was granted permission from local authorities to renovate the temple.