A historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob in northwestern Pakistan. Pakistan's Supreme Court has … On January 5, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered local authorities in the northwest town of Karak to rebuild a Hindu temple and adjacent shrine that were razed by a mob incited by Muslim clerics in the previous week. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): At least 12 police officers have been sacked for failing to stop a mob from demolishing a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last month. In 2005, the government of Pakistan renovated the Katas Raj Temple, an ancient Hindu-Buddhist site about 150km (93 miles) from Islamabad, and opened it up for the use of Hindu pilgrims. A mob in northwestern Pakistan attacked and set ablaze a century-old Hindu temple on Wednesday, officials said, prompting condemnations from the Muslim-majority country's Hindu community. Lahore/Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) Pakistan government has granted permission for the construction of a Hindu temple in Islamabad, nearly six months after the work at the site was stopped apparently because of the pressure from the radical Islamic groups. Local officials have blamed the incident on Muslim clerics. Pakistan arrests 14 after mob led by Islamist clerics sets century-old Hindu temple on fire. The Krishna temple will constructed on a 20,000 sq ft plot at Islamabad’s H-9 sector area. … The Capital Development Authority (CDA) issued a notification in Lahore on Monday, giving permission for the construction of the boundary … A century-old sacred Hindu shrine in Pakistan was destroyed by a Muslim mob in December - the second ransacking and desecration of the holy site. A mob in northwestern Pakistan have attacked and set ablaze a century-old Hindu shrine, prompting condemnations from the top officials and Muslim-majority country's Hindu community. Although Muslims and Hindus generally live peacefully together in Pakistan, there have been other attacks on Hindu … Over 350 people were named in the FIR after the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district was vandalised and set on fire on Wednesday by a mob protesting … Pakistani police arrested 24 people in overnight raids after a Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party, officials said Thursday. This was supposed to be the first Hindu temple in Islamabad after 73 years of foundation of Pakistan, and 60 years after Islamabad city was built in 1960. For far too long, the capital city of Pakistan had no Hindu temple to speak of. The incident comes weeks after the government allowed Hindu residents to build a new temple in Islamabad on the recommendation of a council of clerics. Policemen inspect the burnt Hindu temple a day after a mob attacked the temple in a remote village in Karak district, some 160 kms southeast of Peshawar on December 31, 2020. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) issued a notification in Lahore on Monday, giving permission for the construction of the … “A large number of people from various parts of the country, including Balochistan and Sindh, have shifted to Islamabad, mainly because of security issues in those areas. The incident comes weeks after the government allowed minority Hindus to build a new temple in Islamabad on the recommendation of a council of clerics. Islamabad Capital Territory doesn't have the cultural history that provincial capitals enjoy. The Hindu Panchayat Islamabad will manage the temple – Shri Krishna Mandir. The Hindu temple was vandalised and set ablaze by a mob in Karak in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. 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