Asad Qaiser, Pervaiz Khattak will not be investigated in video scandal: Fawad Chaudhry
Pakistan
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak will not be probed during the video scandal investigations as those who levelled allegations against them are “liars” and “sold their conscience”, said Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday.
Speaking to Geo News, Chaudhry said the senior PTI leaders would not be probed by the committee set up by PM Imran Khan to conduct a detailed probe into the events that transpired. The premier has directed the investigating team to submit a report and recommendations to him.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the government to rebuild a historical Hindu temple that was vandalized and destroyed last week in Karak. During the hearing, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahme.
KP chief minister orders immediate reconstruction of Karak Hindu temple
It was set ablaze, destroyed by a mob on Wednesday SAMAA | Tariq Afaq - Posted: Jan 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 months ago SAMAA | Tariq Afaq Posted: Jan 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 4 months ago
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has ordered the immediate reconstruction of the Krishna Dwara temple in Karak.
He said his provincial government must ensure the construction work is started quickly. We will protect the places of worship of minorities, he vowed.
The historic Hindu temple was set ablaze on December 30 by hundreds of residents. The temple is located in Karak s Teri union council.
Pakistan: Mob torches Hindu temple
A historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob in northwestern Pakistan. Local officials have blamed the incident on Muslim clerics.
There have been a number of attacks on Hindu temples in Pakistan in recent years
A mob destroyed a Hindu temple in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday by setting it on fire, officials said.
Footage posted to social media showed thick smoke billowing from the site as men used hammers to damage the structure s walls.
Local Muslim clerics from the town of Karak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had told authorities that they would be organizing a peaceful protest against the alleged expansion of the centuryold temple, Rahmatullah Wazir, a police officer told news agency Reuters.