Hindu temple destroyed, set on hearth by mob in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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New Delhi: A mob of over hundred folks led by native Muslim clerics reportedly destroyed and set on hearth a Hindu temple in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A video clip goes viral on social media, through which a violent mob is seen destroying the partitions and roof of the temple. The act towards Hindu minority neighborhood is extensively condemned by human rights activists based mostly in Pakistan and different elements of the world.
Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist), a journalist based mostly in Karachi tweeted, “#BREAKING…A mob led by local clerics destroyed Hindu temple in Karak district of KP. Hindus obtained permission from the administration to extend the temple but local clerics arranged a mob to destroy the temple. Police & administration remained silent spectators @ImranKhanPTI”
#BREAKING…A mob led by native clerics destroyed Hindu temple in Karak district of KP. Hindus obtained permission from the administration to increase the temple however native clerics organized a mob to destroy the temple. Police & administration remained silent spectators @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/fL6J13YSGN
— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) December 30, 2020
Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo), a London-based human rights activist tweeted, “This is new Pakistan! A Hindu Temple was destroyed today in Karak, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, governed by PTI Govt. Police or forces didn’t stop the mob because they were chanting Allah-o-Akbar. A shameful day, Beyond condemnation indeed!”
More shameful that Pakistani inside minister Sheikh Rasheed didn’t utter a phrase to sentence the incident regardless of having a press convention to announce cancellation of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Wali of Riyasat-e-Medina Imran Khan additionally didn’t trouble to tweet#Karak https://t.co/KwRY0DE7k9
— Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) December 30, 2020
Rabia Mehmood (@Rabail26), a researcher and journalist additionally condemned the assault on spiritual websites. She tweeted, “2020 in Pakistan: Hindu temple in Karak, KP brutally vandalized and demolished by a violent mob. While the Pakistan government is fixated on the rise of hindutva in India, the fascists at home continue attacking non Muslim Pakistanis with impunity”.
2020 in Pakistan: Hindu temple in Karak, KP brutally vandalized and demolished by a violent mob. While the Pakistan authorities is fixated on the rise of hindutva in India, the fascists at dwelling proceed attacking non Muslim Pakistanis with impunity. https://t.co/xlikXXlKny
— Rabia Mehmood – رابعہ (@Rabail26) December 30, 2020
Ihtesham Afghan (@IhteshamAfghan), a human rights activist tweeted, “A hindu temple was demolished by religious extremists in karak today. It is a very shameful moment for us because it reflects the way we treat minorities in our country. You can’t run a federation unless and until the rights of minorities are protected. Strongly condemnable”.
According to Daily Times, a rally was organised by Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), a Sunni Deobandi political get together in Pakistan close by the place audio system delivered fiery speeches after which the charged crowd stormed the temple, set it ablaze and razed it to the bottom.
It quoted JUI-F KP Amir Maulana Ataur Rahman who mentioned his get together has nothing to do with the burning down of the temple because it occurred after their get together’s rally.
