PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT IN PAKISTAN ISSUED ORDERS TO REBUILD THE HINDU TEMPLE

Fri 01 January 2020:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that the provincial government will rebuild shrine of a Hindu saint in the Teri area of Karak district, which was vandalised and demolished by a mob earlier this week.

The chief minister made the announcement while addressing a health card distribution ceremony here on Friday. He said the government has issued orders to rebuild the temple.

Police have arrested dozens of people, including the local Muslim leader, for their involvement in Wednesday’s attack on the Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj Samadhi temple in the town of Karak, some 100km (62 miles) southeast of the provincial capital, Peshawar.

“We regret the damage caused by the attack,” said Kamran Bangash, the provincial information minister belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Construction will start as soon as possible with the support of the Hindu community, Bangash said, adding security would be provided at the site.

District police chief Irfanullah Khan said 45 people had been arrested in connection with the incident – including a local Muslim leader, mullah Sharif, who is accused of inciting the mob.

Khan added police are also looking for mullah Mirza Aqeem, the district leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), one of Pakistan’s largest Islamic parties.

Photo: Dozens of Hindus protested in Karachi, demanding rebuilding of the building.

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