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Islamabad– A report submitted at the Pakistan Supreme Court has revealed that most of the Hindu holy sites across the country were a “picture of neglect”, it was reported on Monday.
The report was submitted on February 5 by the one-man Shoaib Suddle Commission, which was set up by the apex court, Dawn news said in a report.
It regretted that the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), which maintains Hindu and Sikh places of worship in Pakistan, “failed to maintain most of the ancient and holy sites of the minority community”.
On January 6 and 7, the Commission visited the Katas Raj Mandir in Chakwal and Prahlad Mandir in Multan, respectively, and in the report it decpited a general picture of decay and obliteration of two of the four most revered evacuee sites in Pakistan.
Pak SC orders immediate rebuilding of temple
By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Published: 10th February 2021 6:46 am IST
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government to start the immediate rebuilding of a Hindu temple which was set on fire by a mob in December 2020.
On December 30, 2020, an unruly crowd set fire to the Samadhi of Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj located in Karak district’s Teri area after more than a thousand people led by some local elders of a religious party held a protest and demanded the removal of the temple, originally built before 1920.
Crackdown against attackers
Pakistan SC Orders Immediate Reconstruction of Vandalised Hindu Temple
The attack on the temple by members of the radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu leaders.
A still from video footage shows the attack on the Hindu temple in the village of Terri. Photo: Twitter
Islamabad:Â Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to immediately start rebuilding a century-old Hindu temple that was vandalised by a mob in the province and submit a timeline for its completion.
The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district by members of radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group) in December drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community leaders, prompting the apex court to order its reconstruction last month.
AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has triggered a new controversy after it claimed that there are only 105 gurdwaras in the country as against a reported number of around 300 gurdwara’s including historical ones.
While claiming that ETPB had undertaken various developmental works of gurdwaras and temples in Pakistan, ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi told TOI on Wednesday that there were a total of 105 gurdwaras in Pakistan.
“Eighteen gurdwaras are open and functional under the control of ETPB while eighty-seven gurdwaras are closed since they are involved in different kinds of litigation in various courts of Pakistan ” said the spokesperson.