Updated Feb 09, 2021 · 11:37 pm A police officer stands guard at the burnt Hindu temple in Karak district. | Abdul Majeed/AFP
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to immediately start rebuilding a Hindu temple, which was set on fire by a mob in December, reported
The Express Tribune. The court also asked the provincial government to submit a timeline for the completion of the temple in Karak district.
On December 30, a mob led by a local cleric and supporters of a religious political party, attacked the shrine after the Hindu community was granted permission from local authorities to renovate the temple. A first information report was registered against two clerics, identified as Maulana Faizullah and Maulvi Mohammad Sharif, and many unidentified people.
Hindus’ holy sites a picture of neglect, says commission
Sun Online Desk
9th February, 2021 04:45:41
ISLAMABAD: The seventh report of the one-man Dr Shoaib Suddle commission submitted to the Supreme Court has depicted a dismal picture of most revered Hindu sites in the country.
The report submitted to the apex court on February 5 regrets that the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has failed to maintain most of the ancient and holy sites of the minority community.
The commission visited Katas Raj Mandir in Chakwal on January 6 and Prahlad Mandir in Multan on January 7. The report presents a general picture of decay and obliteration of two of the four most revered evacuee sites in Pakistan and their photographs have been attached to the report.
Pakistan: Most Hindu worshipping places in country neglected, says SC-appointed commission
Pakistan Supreme Court-appointed panel has said that most Hindi temples, sites in the country are neglected and decaying.
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UPDATED: February 8, 2021 20:49 IST
The report presented a dismal picture of Hindu community s most revered sites in Pakistan, leaving the ancient worship places in a state of decay. (Photo: India Today)
In a scathing attack against the functioning of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in Pakistan, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has held the body responsible for the poor conditions and neglect that Hindu worshipping places in the country have suffered over the years.
Read more about Most of the revered Hindu sites in Pakistan in state of decay: Report on Business Standard. Most of the revered sites of the Hindu community in Pakistan are in a poor condition and the authority responsible for their upkeep has failed to maintain them
The report has also requested the Supreme Court to direct the ETPB to get involved in the reconstruction of the desecrated Terri mandir/samaadhi and cooperate with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for efficient implementation of the directives given by the apex court from time to time.