historic Hindu temple set ablaze in KP’s Karak

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historic Hindu temple set ablaze in KP’s Karak
Residents allege it was being expanded illegally


SAMAA | Basit Gilani - Posted: Dec 30, 2020 | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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A historic Hindu temple was set ablaze in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district on Wednesday, residents and the police said.

The Krishna Dwara temple is situated in Karak’s Teri union council. It came under attack by hundreds of residents who set fire to the building.
The miscreants surrounded and vandalised the temple for hours but the police were missing from the scene.
In July 1919, Guru Shri Paramhans Dayal was laid to rest at the site and a temple was built there. Muslim residents of the area closed the temple after the Partition in 1947.
In 2015, the Krishna Dwara temple was restored on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The Hindus and the Muslims signed an agreement on December 22 agreeing that the renovation of the temple would not exceed the specified area.
Advocate Rohit Kumar, a representative of the Hindu community, said the residents violated the agreement by vandalising the temple.
But Muslim residents of the area claimed that the Hindu community was illegally expanding the temple building. They said the matter was reported to the police too.
Residents said the police’s failure to intervene angered the masses who later vandalised the temple.
A large contingent of police reached the site after several hours and brought the situation under control.
Minister condemns burning of Krishna Dwara temple in Karak
Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari condemned the burning of the Hindu temple in Karak.
“The KP government must ensure culprits are brought to justice. Ministry of Human Rights is also moving on this,” she said on Twitter.
“We as a government have a responsibility to ensure safety and security of all our citizens and their places of worship.”
FIR lodged
Mazari confirmed in her tweet that the police have registered an FIR. Further action was being taken, she added.
Desecration of Hindu temples and scriptures in the past
Worship places belonging to the Hindu community have been desecrated in Pakistan in the past too.
In October, a group of men vandalised idols at a temple in Sindh’s Nagarparkar. A suspect arrested later told the police he had done it for money.
A pre-Partition Hindu temple was demolished in Karachi’s Lyari on August 16. “The Hanuman temple dated back almost 200 years and was a worship place for several families living in the neighbourhood,” Pakistan Hindu Council Patron-in-Chief and MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani said at the time.
In February 2019, an arson attack on a Hindu temple had spread unrest in Kumb in Sindh’s Khairpur district. Unidentified people had entered the Sham Sundar Shewa Mandli temple and set fire to three sacred books and idols.

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Historic Hindu temple set ablaze in KP's Karak

Residents allege it was being expanded illegally

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This is sick, this never used to happen in Pakistan.
This is what you get when Muslims see their brethren being killed and mosques being burned on a daily basis in India.

But, please, we cannot sink to the level of Hindu extremists in India,
use sense and realise that Pakistani Hindus are our brothers and sisters, they have nothing to do with what's happening in India.

 

[TNT]

...the Babri mosque was likewise a land issue.

A land issue hundreds of years old with no proof. While here the temple was expanded and neighbouring land owned by a muslim was captured. I am still confident our courts will resolve the issue according to merit and punish the wrong doers. Unlike in ratland where even the SC is filled with extremist RSS rats.

so they decided to destroy it and resorted to violence and acts which have no semblances to teaching of the Holy Prophet Muhammad PBUH, but then again why Pakistani Muslims should care what their Prophet PBUH said? they only use His name to spread terror and threaten others.

Its wrong and its not as if this treatment is reserved for minorities. Every land issue in Pakistan and KPK specially usually leads to violence. There were no human losses in the issue, or else if it was between two muslim parties, im sure a few from each side would be dead by now. Is it wrong? Yes it is, is it only a case of hatred or opression of minorities? No its not, the local issues with muslims are even worst.

 

[Gilljutt]

A land issue hundreds of years old with no proof. While here the temple was expanded and neighbouring land owned by a muslim was captured. I am still confident our courts will resolve the issue according to merit and punish the wrong doers. Unlike in ratland where even the SC is filled with extremist RSS rats.


Its wrong and its not as if this treatment is reserved for minorities. Every land issue in Pakistan and KPK specially usually leads to violence. There were no human losses in the issue, or else if it was between two muslim parties, im sure a few from each side would be dead by now. Is it wrong? Yes it is, is it only a case of hatred or opression of minorities? No its not, the local issues with muslims are even worst.

You ever look at the

Condemnable act as it is but thankfully buildings can be rebuilt and replaced, however any concern or interest in the ratio of how many Muslims lynched in India or Hindus killed in Pakistan.

If you have next to no Hindus left and they're all in hiding (living in fear), then why kill them when you can let them breed a little and then kidnap their daughters.

 

[Samurai_assassin]

Feb 2020 armed hindu mobs destroyed a Masjid in Delhi. Were they arrested?

The bafoons who have attacked a mandir must be apprehended and fully punished. Each one of them must compensate the hindu community of their horrific actions.

 

[Gilljutt]

Feb 2020 armed hindu mobs destroyed a Masjid in Delhi. Were they arrested?

The bafoons who have attacked a mandir must be apprehended and fully punished. Each one of them must compensate the hindu community of their horrific actions.

If you damage a mosque in India then likewise you should be arrested and fully punished. Does everyone in Pakistan who damages a temple get punished??

 

[Samurai_assassin]

If you damage a mosque in India then likewise you should be arrested and fully punished. Does everyone in Pakistan who damages a temple get punished??

But were they actually punished?

 

[Windjammer]

If you have next to no Hindus left and they're all in hiding (living in fear), then why kill them when you can let them breed a little and then kidnap their daughters.

Why confine your argument to Hindus, it's not just Muslims that are victims in India, Dalits are killed like in a sport besides there's no parallel to State concept of Love Jihad in Pakistan.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

And same ppl cry bout muslims facing the same shit in other countries.

 

[Gilljutt]

Why confine your argument to Hindus, it's not just Muslims that are victims in India, Dalits are killed like in a sport besides there's no parallel to State concept of Love Jihad in Pakistan.

Its not just Hindus that are the victims in Pakistan. Christians and Ahmadiyya (even Buddhists though they've been wiped out, yet you still destroy their relics) ... Lol, state concept of Islamic country with blasphemy laws.

The Ahmadiyya have given so much to Pakistan, yet they are treated like trash.

 

[Windjammer]

Its not just Hindus that are the victims in Pakistan. Christians and Ahmadiyya (even Buddhists though they've been wiped out, yet you still destroy their relics) ... Lol, state concept of Islamic country with blasphemy laws.

The Ahmadiyya have given so much to Pakistan, yet they are treated like trash.

Since you are here to troll just to salvage your tiny ego, when was the last time some minority individual was lynched in Pakistan and talking of trash, you creatures even kill for that. Lol.

Dalit woman in UP beaten to death over 'contaminating' garbage bin

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/639450/dalit-woman-up-beaten-death.html

 

[Gilljutt]

Since you are here to troll just to salvage your tiny ego, when was the last time some minority individual was lynched in Pakistan and talking of trash, you creatures even kill for that. Lol.

Dalit woman in UP beaten to death over 'contaminating' garbage bin

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/content/639450/dalit-woman-up-beaten-death.html

Do you remember this??? There were more than just 5 people involved in this horrific crime.

5 sentenced to death over burning of Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan | The Express Tribune

The accused were involved in dragging, beating and burning the couple, says lawyer

tribune.com.pk

Here's a newer one:

Hundreds of Pakistani Christians Flee After Pastor's Facebook Post Incites Muslims Who Demand His Beheading

Hundreds of Pakistani Christian families had to flee their homes prior to Christmas after a mob of Muslims threatened to set fire to the neighborhood after a faith-based social media post was published by a local pastor.

www1.cbn.com

Or this (state terrorism):

Pakistan court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges

A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges.

www.reuters.com

Or this:

Pakistan: Christian man tortured to death for bathing in tube well and 'polluting' it in Kasur

Deceased Saleem Masih's father claimed that local police officers ‘acted like spectators’

gulfnews.com

 

[Imad.Khan]

Vandalized can mean anything (eg. Pakistani flags being removed), but the mosque still functions. Destroyed is when it is razed to the ground and there's nothing left. Last mosque in India razed was Babri in 1998. 3 temples were razed in Pakistan this year alone.

Using your logic then this temple is also just vandalized as it is still standing and can easily be restored and functional. As for your claim about 3 temples being demolished, i am unable to find any source for your claims except some 3rd rated indian outlets. Do you mind sharing some credible source unrelated to the "Shrivastav group"

 

[Gilljutt]

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Using your logic then this temple is also just vandalized as it is still standing and can easily be restored and functional. As for your claim about 3 temples being demolished, i am unable to find any source for your claims except some 3rd rated indian outlets. Do you mind sharing some credible source unrelated to the "Shrivastav group"

Islambad Kirishna temple razed 4 times: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_Temple,_Islamabad

Lyari Hunuman temple razed: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2259990/pre-partition-temple-allegedly-razed-in-lyari

KP temple destroyed: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...indu-temple-and-torch-holy-shrine-in-pakistan

KP temple looks destroyed to me.

 

[Windjammer]

Do you remember this??? There were more than just 5 people involved in this horrific crime.

5 sentenced to death over burning of Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan | The Express Tribune

The accused were involved in dragging, beating and burning the couple, says lawyer

tribune.com.pk

Here's a newer one:

Hundreds of Pakistani Christians Flee After Pastor's Facebook Post Incites Muslims Who Demand His Beheading

Hundreds of Pakistani Christian families had to flee their homes prior to Christmas after a mob of Muslims threatened to set fire to the neighborhood after a faith-based social media post was published by a local pastor.

www1.cbn.com

Or this (state terrorism):

Pakistan court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges

A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges.

www.reuters.com

Did you miss the headline that all five were sentenced to death.....any such example in India.
Talking of Christians, there are no runner ups when it comes to India.

India sees rise in public lynchings of Christians

Violent attacks including public lynchings against Christians in India are reportedly becoming increasingly common, with international NGOs and the country’s Catholic bishops raising their voices in protest against mob violence.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

India: India: Christians from Adivasi tribe lynched by cow vigilantes

CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians we stand with all those facing injustice because of their religion or belief.

www.csw.org.uk

 

[xeuss]

It is interesting to note that no Pakistani on this forum is justifying or supporting the actions of the mob that set the temple ablaze. Indian members on the other hand, are looking gleefully at such events to justify and gain moral equivalence of their own crimes in India.