Pakistan to reopen closed Hindu temples

[ps3linux]

Pakistan is fast becoming what it was meant to be. What it's founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted it to be.

Rightly pointed and I agree fully, Pakistani by virtue of geography/ethnicity and religiously have always been a society of tolerance, movements of 50, 70 and the after effects are only due to the fact that all those people who were against creation of Pakistan wanted to become relevant in the new state and they had to create villains, and when the time came Zia was the one who made them from charity consumers of Thursday to monsters of yesterday, good thing is they are again becoming irrelevant. Last 15 years have taught valuable lessons to us, it is not our nature and doesn't suit us, we are not completely out of the woods but we will eventually become one of the best tolerant society with religious freedom for all.

@Mangus Ortus Novem @Dubious this is positive Pakistan, we are not doing out of compulsion, not due to any international pressure, not to meet any other obligation/demand but to give equal rights in freedom of belief to other Pakistanis.

Let's not bring our neighbors anymore to this, because there is really no comparison any more and we need to stop lowering our own standards by comparing ourselves with them.

I would rather use the term stooping that low, however, even if none of us want to compare this with them they will invite themselves for comparison. Nonetheless this is a good thing and as such should be encouraged, just like the matter of Katas Raj Temples.

 

[War Thunder]

I would assume Pakistan would have a significant number of Buddhist and Jain temples and culturally significant places too. Are those maintained?

Yes sir, they are national heritage. Not sure about Jain though, but the areas under Pakistan were the birthplace of Buddhism. We have most if not all the Stuppas where the remains of Budha were put.
I have repeatedly visited the places where Buddhism was born and flourished.

Remains of the Gandhara are also pretty close to my place. Local folklore talks about a lady who used to rule over those remains, although I am not sure about the exact history.

Pakistan should not allow this.

Kick the Hindus back to India where they belong.

If India invaded Pakistan the Hindus would be the first to help the invaders.

You do not belong in Pakistan and among our people. If you are in Australia please stay there. People like you are like a plaque in our society, very few but toxic nonetheless. India doesn't need to invade Pakistan while people like you have been eating my country from inside for decades.
And try not to spill your toxic bullshit here more often? People look at these discussions and people like you don't represent the opinion of the masses in Pakistan.

 

[PradoTLC]

Pakistan should not allow this.

Kick the Hindus back to India where they belong.

If India invaded Pakistan the Hindus would be the first to help the invaders.

then what is the difference between them and us?

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Pakistan should not allow this.

Kick the Hindus back to India where they belong.

If India invaded Pakistan the Hindus would be the first to help the invaders.

u r an idiot!

 

[Nidi]

Pakistan should not allow this.

Kick the Hindus back to India where they belong.

If India invaded Pakistan the Hindus would be the first to help the invaders.

And then they say, "we are not extremists".

 

[Sheikh Rauf]

I so glad most of hindus left for india even recent they must have been having fun there. Pakistan was the safest place for minorities since we were giving equal opportunities in gov army bureaucracy matter fact every where they represent their percentage not like our neighbour showing secular but electing terrorist as PM.
killing wrongly innocent muslim cuz they had meat in their fridge or traveling with .. forcing muslims to say some stupid words and screaming on them just wow.

 

[Nidi]

There is no more stupid thing in the world than defining the "majority" and "minority" on the basis of religion in a nation-state system. That is how the communal forces gain grounds and an air of insecurity prevails in a society. Should the pillars of the state stand on a particular religious ground, no act can dispel the "minority's" fear of insecurity.

 

[ps3linux]

Yes sir, they are national heritage. Not sure about Jain though, but the areas under Pakistan were the birthplace of Buddhism. We have most if not all the Stuppas where the remains of Budha were put.
I have repeatedly visited the places where Buddhism was born and flourished.

Remains of the Gandhara are also pretty close to my place. Local folklore talks about a lady who used to rule over those remains, although I am not sure about the exact history.

You do not belong in Pakistan and among our people. If you are in Australia please stay there. People like you are like a plaque in our society, very few but toxic nonetheless. India doesn't need to invade Pakistan while people like you have been eating my country from inside for decades.
And try not to spill your toxic bullshit here more often? People look at these discussions and people like you don't represent the opinion of the masses in Pakistan.

There is a Jain temple at Guru Mangat, Gulberg Lahore one relic which makes this temple stand out from all others is the foot imprint in a rock stone claimed to be over 2500 years old.

there are two small temples within the old walled city

There is a Bhabra Jain temple in Multan

Most temples of Jains that are functional in Pakistan are in the Thar Desert

The finest Jain Temple was in Lahore that fell victim to the rage of a reaction in 1992

Since there are no more Jains in Pakistan or have any claim on these temples they should come under Auqaaf who is responsible for their maintenance, I have only visited Guru Mangat it is reasonably maintained.

 

[BL33D]

Hindu Temples reopening in Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Kudos to GoP #NayaPakistan

 

[KhanBaba2]

read my post again, Hindu community requested to re-open it which they them self weren't interested to re-open earlier, GoP received the request and took action on it.

Did you read the first paragraph of the OP. The bit where is says 'long standing demand'.

 

[SIPRA]

Good decision, if implemented.

 

[Ghessan]

India has more Muslims than Pakistan, more mosques than Pakistan, Muslim superstars, Presidents, national cricket team captains. And suddenly because of a few Hindu temples being reopened, you said Pakistan is better than India in treating its minorities. I was just pointing the flaw in your argument, nothing else. I also appreciated the reopening of Hindu temples as a good gesture. Have you even once applauded India like I applauded Pakistan right now?

Read this article. This didn't even happen in India in the first place.

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pakistan-restore-hindu-temples-1498397-2019-04-10

So basically the number of temples in Pakistan was not even in 100s till now. I'm stating facts. Don't get offended as I constantly see people getting offended when facts are presented to them.

what do we do with your facts coming out of nowhere and irrelevant to what we discuss here. why you people always come out of nowhere and try your so called facts.
you want to talk about facts with most mosques in India than any other Muslim country? and those Muslim superstars, cricket team captain presidents?
will you talk about Gujrat 2002 besides those facts?

no body is getting offended here until unless you bring in yourself as the beacon of humanity by these petty thinking you have.

stay away with your hypocrisies, please.

 

[Baby Leone]

Did you read the first paragraph of the OP. The bit where is says 'long standing demand'.

there is a process of doing every thing on time after doing all formalities with all parties in loop this is how democracy works. we are not ruled by RSS type extremists where even courts are working as kangaroo courts.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Considering the long-standing demand of Pakistan's Hindu community, the Imran Khan government has decided to reopen closed Hindu temples and also renovate them.

According to a report in 'Radio Pakistan', the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf's spokesperson Ahmad Jawad gave this information while releasing the details of 10 achievements of the government.

There has been a long-standing demand from the Hindu community in the country to reopen these temples. Agreeing with the demand, the government has decided to open these temples, Jawad said in a statement.

The 10 achievements mentioned by Jawad in the statement include a decline in the deficit of Pakistan International Airlines and 11 new electricity production projects.

The statement also claimed that textile exports in the country witnessed an increase of 20 per cent. Construction of a modern hospital has been started in Gwadar with the help of China and a scheme was also initiated to provide employment to the youth.

https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/pakistan-to-reopen-closed-hindu-temples/

I don't think we have ever closed any Hindu Temples.

 

[B.K.N]

The temples were closed because there aren't any Hindus in the places where these temples are they left Pakistan in 1947 these are abandoned temples
Posters here are giving impression as if Hindus weren't allowed to pray in their temples and ab koi minorities ka Messiah agaya hai Jo mandir khol rha ha
Government is doing all this to boost tourism