Historic sites fall prey to ‘land grabbers’ in Khushab
Places of worship, local cemeteries and monuments actively being damaged
Land grabbers. PHOTO: FILE
KHUSHAB:
The land mafia in Khushab continues to occupy the district’s archaeological sites, places of worship, houses and local cemeteries of Sikh and Hindu communities who left the region at the time of the partition of the subcontinent.
Land grabbers have also occupied the lands of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, Hindu Auqaf, Railway Department and District Council.
The land mafia was active in destroying historical monuments. Sher Shah Suri undertook the construction of mosques, inns and other construction works in the area, which made Khushab famous for its historical significance.
Resolving minority issues
February 5, 2021
Two major problems non-Muslim minority communities in Pakistan face are directly linked to religious conversion and encroachment of holy sites of worship.
Most of the conversion cases in Pakistan are related to Hindu girls living in Sindh. Such sensitive incidents not only echo in the local media but also receive attention from the international community. However, it seems that my 20-year long tireless struggle to resolve such issues is now seeing some success.
A major breakthrough in recent days has been the visit of Mufti Nauman Naeem, Maulvi Abdul Haq alias Mian Mitho and Pir Ayub Jan Sirhindi to my office in Karachi to condemn the attack on the Terri Temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Since these three scholars have been criticized for a long time for their alleged role behind the forced conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh province, I decided to avail the opportunity to discuss this sensitive issue with them.
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ETPB hosted important function and handed over Mandir
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ETPB team visits Hindu, Sikh communities in Sindh
National
January 30, 2021
LAHORE: An Evacuee Trust Property Board team visited Hindu and Sikh communities in Sindh. They met the community management to address issues related to shrines. The ETPB also hosted an important function in Hyderabad on January 29, where Chela Ram, Chairman National Commission for Minorities, was the chief guest. Keys of extra rooms for 128-year-old Shiv Mandir were handed over to the management committee for its expansion. Chela Ram and other speakers appreciated the new management of ETPB, especially Federal Minister Dr Noorul Haq Qadri and Chairman Dr Aamer Ahmed. The ETPB team also visited Mandirs in Hyderabad, Dadu to resolve their problems and attended a Sikh function in Dherki, district Gotki.