Pakistan govt orders reconstruction of demolished Hindu temple, 30 arrested
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Police say more than 350 people have been named in the FIR
Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday. The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.
On Thursday, the provincial government ordered authorities to reconstruct the damaged temple as it vowed to bring the culprits to justice.
Pakistan: 30 arrested for damaging Hindu temple; Govt orders its reconstruction
By PTI| Posted by Sameer | Published: 1st January 2021 8:10 am IST A Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was reportedly destroyed and set on fire. [ANI]
Peshawar: Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders.
: Friday, January 1, 2021, 8:08 PM IST
India slams Pakistan over demolition of Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Pak provincial govt vowes to rebuild shrine
India has lodged a strong protest against Pakistan over the demolition of the Hindu temple and had condemned the act on Thursday through diplomatic channels.
Members of Pakistan Hindu Council hold a protest against the attack on a Hindu temple in the northwestern town of Karak, in Karachi on Thursday.
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Pakistan s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Friday that his government will rebuild a Hindu temple that was vandalised and set on fire by a mob in the province early this week.
Pak govt pledges to rebuild Hindu temple vandalized by miscreants
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January 1, 2021
Islamabad, Jan 1: Pakistan s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Friday that his government will rebuild a Hindu temple that was vandalised and set on fire by a mob in the province early this week.
Addressing a health card distribution ceremony in Peshawar, Chief Minister Khan said the government has issued orders to rebuild the temple.
The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community leaders.
Khan vowed to protect the religious sites of minorities and said the police has arrested several suspects involved in the temple attack.
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