: 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
Agencies
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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KP CM Mahmood Khan issues directives for Karak Hindu temple to be rebuilt
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Friday Jan 01, 2021
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday issued directives for the provincial government to reconstruct the recently vandalised Hindu temple in Karak district.
The chief minister said that several people involved in the incident were arrested and that the provincial government would soon ensure the reconstruction of the temple.
Mahmood Khan said that orders have been issued to the concerned authorities for the construction of the temple and categorically stated that no one would be allowed to take the law into their own hands.
4213 The attack on the temple in Terri village of Karak district drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu community leaders. A video grab
New Delhi, January 1
India has lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Karak district in the northwest Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sources said on Friday.
The protest was conveyed to Pakistan through diplomatic channels, they said.
On Wednesday, the temple was vandalised by a mob, protesting against its expansion work.
Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested over the attack, Pakistani officials said on Thursday.