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.
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India Lodges Protest With Pak Over Hindu Temple Demolition, Local Govt to Pay for Reconstruction
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)
Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after the Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan.
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India has lodged strong protest over the demolition of a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Officials said concerns were conveyed to Pakistan through diplomatic channels. Over 30 people, mostly members of a radical Islamist party, were arrested after the Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its expansion work in northwest Pakistan.
26 arrested for vandalising Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan India Today Web Desk
At least 26 people belonging to a radical Islamist party have been arrested by Pakistani police after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its renovation in northwest Pakistan.
A central leader of the radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Rehmat Salam Khattak, is among the 26 arrested in raids following the attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s Karak district on Wednesday, according to a police officer quoted by news agency PTI.
The mob, led by supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), protested against the expansion work of the temple and demolished the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.
26 arrested over attack on Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan
26 arrested over attack on Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Pakistani police have arrested 26 people belonging to a radical Islamist party after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting its renovation in northwest Pakistan.
A central leader of radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Rehmat Salam Khattak, is among 26 arrested in raids following the attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Wednesday, Station House Officer Rehmatullah Khan said.
The mob, led by the supporters of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group), protesting the expansion work of the temple, demolished the newly constructed work alongside the old structure.