Pakistan: Hindu temple demolished by means of mob in Khyber ...

A mob of over hundred americans led with the aid of native Muslim clerics reportedly destroyed and set on fire a Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

A video clip goes viral on social media, in which a violent mob is viewed destroying the walls and roof of the temple. The act against Hindu minority neighborhood is greatly condemned through human rights activists primarily based in Pakistan and different elements of the world.

Mubashir Zaidi, a journalist primarily based in Karachi tweeted, "#BREAKING...A mob led by using local clerics destroyed Hindu temple in Karak district of KP. Hindus acquired permission from the administration to lengthen the temple however native clerics arranged a mob to smash the temple. Police & administration remained silent spectators"

Shama Junejo, a London-primarily based human rights activist, tweeted, "this is new Pakistan! A Hindu Temple was destroyed nowadays in Karak, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, governed by PTI Govt. Police or forces did not cease the mob as a result of they were chanting Allah-o-Akbar. A shameful day, past condemnation indeed!"

Rabia Mehmood, a researcher and journalist additionally condemned the assault on religious websites.

She tweeted, "2020 in Pakistan: Hindu temple in Karak, KP brutally vandalized and demolished by using a violent mob. whereas the Pakistan executive is fixated on the upward thrust of hindutva in India, the fascists at home continue attacking non Muslim Pakistanis with impunity".

Ihtesham Afghan, a human rights activist, tweeted, "A hindu temple was demolished with the aid of spiritual extremists in karak these days. it's a extremely shameful second for us since it displays the style we deal with minorities in our nation. You can't run a federation except and until the rights of minorities are blanketed. Strongly condemnable".

according to daily instances, a rally become organised by means of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), a Sunni Deobandi political celebration in Pakistan regional the place speakers delivered fiery speeches after which the charged crowd stormed the temple, set it ablaze and razed it to the floor.

It quoted JUI-F KP Amir Maulana Ataur Rahman who stated his party has nothing to do with the burning down of the temple as it happened after their birthday party's rally.

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