K-P CM constitutes committee for reconstruction of temple
The committee will submit its report to the K-P chief secretary
PESHAWAR:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan constituted a committee for the reconstruction of the Terri Hindu temple in the Karak district on Saturday.
The committee is comprised Auqaf and Religious Affairs secretary, Archeology director and Karak deputy commissioner while Communication and Works Department secretary will be the chairman of the committee. A formal notification has been issued in this regard.
The committee has been assigned the task to do an assessment of the damage to the temple and adjacent Samadhi and table its plan for reconstruction of the historic temple within ten days. The committee will submit its report to the K-P chief secretary.
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8 Cops Suspended, 45 More Arrested Over Attack on Hindu Temple in Pakistan
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. (AP/PTI photo)
So far, 100 people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, the police said, adding that 45 were arrested on Sunday.
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Eight police officials in Pakistan were suspended on Sunday for dereliction of duty after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in the country s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. So far, 100 people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the incident, the police said, adding that 45 were arrested on Sunday.
Ten more arrested over attack on Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan
Ten more arrested over attack on Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Pakistani police have arrested 10 more people in overnight raids for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical Islamist party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
With the latest arrests, the number of accused arrested in the case has risen to 55. Over 350 people have been named in the FIR after the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district was vandalised and set on fire on Wednesday by a mob protesting against its expansion work.
10 More Arrested Over Attack On Hindu Temple In Pakistan 10 More Arrested Over Attack On Hindu Temple In Pakistan The attack on the temple drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community leaders.
India has also lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of the temple
Peshawar:
Pakistani police have arrested 10 more people in overnight raids for their alleged involvement in the vandalisation of a Hindu temple by a mob led by members of a radical party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
With the latest arrests, the number of accused arrested in the case has risen to 55. Over 350 people have been named in the FIR after the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s Karak district was vandalised and set on fire on Wednesday by a mob protesting against its expansion work.