Pakistan: Hindu group raises concerns

Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)[Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Hindu group in the ancient city of Terri in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan have raised concerns over the encroachment of the Hindu temple premises through the district administration and construction of a boundary wall inner the temple premises.

a local cleric of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazi (JUI-F) named Hafiz Faizullah who runs a spiritual seminary near the temple, along with his local supporters raised a considerable number of objections over the temple. After these objections, the district administration began the construction of a boundary wall interior the premises of the temple within the identify of protection and even the commissioner, deputy commissioner did not hear and considered any argument, stories The express Tribune quoting an elderly Hindu man.

He delivered that the particular assistant (minority affairs) Wazirzada to the province's Chief Minister was no longer willing to resolve the problem, fearing that this could annoy the native Muslims in the enviornment.

Faizullah raised an objection that the note 'Mandir' has been written on the newly built constructing as an alternative of Samadhi and the Hindu neighborhood had additionally increased the building. He even objected to the building of rooms that would accommodate the pilgrims on the temple, claiming that it might lead to the temple's enlargement and goes against the agreement between the Hindu and Muslim communities, stated individuals of the Hindu neighborhood.

final yr, a mob led with the aid of a native cleric Maulana Sharifullah of JUI-F and others had attacked the temple and demolished it absolutely.

After the incident, an FIR become lodged and a few attackers had been arrested by way of the police. but a Member of the Provincial assembly of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) birthday party Ziaullah Bangash intervened and persuaded the government and Hindu community to forgive the people who have been arrested for attacking the temple.

As Bangash had a personal interest within the incident, the negotiations reached between both the groups that reconstruction of the temple will be allowed via the Muslim neighborhood but the reconstruction will take vicinity in the limits of 'Sharia'.

even though the government allowed the reconstruction of the temple building, a controversy once again flared up after the authorities did not allow the temple's enlargement. The community have also expressed considerations regarding the harassment being meted out to them over the situation.

"We got notices from the session court for the hearing of the assault case and we looked before the court and suggested it that the contract is not being honoured. This could lead to the cancellation of the bails of all those involved within the attack. We have no choice as the government is not taking note of us," talked about The express Tribune quoting the elderly Hindu man.

"one among them is Hafiz Faizullah and the other is Abdullah Shah. Shah is the man who moved court docket in opposition t the temple before the assault when Hindu group refused to purchase his land for expansion," native PTI chief Shafiq stated.

final month a Hindu temple changed into vandalised at Khipro within the Sanghar district of Pakistan's Sindh province on the auspicious event of Krishna Janmashtami.

In recent years, there has been a surge in assaults on locations of worship of non secular minorities in Pakistan. The country has been time and again slammed by using the foreign community for now not safeguarding the pastime of its minorities. (ANI)