SC directs rebuilding of temple
On January 5, the Supreme Court directed KP government to rebuild the temple by recovering the amount from Maulvi Sharif one of the prime suspects behind the demolition.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar heard a suo motu case pertaining to the demolition of the religious site that consists of a temple as well as the shrine of a saint.
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During the hearing, the bench was irked by the KP Police s failure to protect the Hindu temple. Justice Ahsan questioned how the incident could occur with a police picket so close by. What was your intelligence agency doing when the mob was gathering?
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) to rebuild the Samadhi (shrine) of a Hindu saint in Teri village, Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was built before 1920.
The court also ordered the authorities to recover the expenses to be incurred on rehabilitation of Param Hans Ji Mahaaraj Samadhi/Mandir from a local Maulvi, Mohammad Sharif, who allegedly incited a mob to desecrate the shrine, and his followers.
At the same time, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, also ordered the ETPB to furnish a report about all functional or non-functional Hindu temples and Gurdwaras across the country. The board was also directed to remove encroachments from the religious sites of the minorities and take action against officials involved in the encroachments.
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.