In December last year, century-old Shri Param Hans Ji Maharaj temple in Teri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district was vandalised and demolished by a mob led by some local clerics belonging to the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F).
According to these reports, the thieves struck at Devi Mata temple after breaking the locks. They removed the necklaces on the deities' necks and also robbed the cash donation box at the temple.
The outfit has called on all state governments to hand over Hindu temples to the Hindu society and requested the central government to bring in a law in this connection, VHP's International Working President Alok Kumar told reporters here on Sunday.
Attacks on Hindu temples have intensified in Bangladesh since last Wednesday after an alleged blasphemous post surfaced on social media during the Durga Puja celebrations.
The incident took place on Friday in Chowmuhani area where Section 144 has been imposed to keep the situation under control.
At least 4 persons were killed in violence after some Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalised by unidentified Muslim bigots during Durga Puja celebrations.
Incidents of vandalism have also been reported from Hindu temples in Chandpur’s Hajiganj, Chattogram’s Banshkhali and Cox’s Bazar's Pekua.
The religious affairs ministry issued an emergency notice, urging members of the public not to take the law into their hands as it reiterated calls to maintain communal harmony and peace.
A new Hindu temple in Dubai, the foundation stone of which was laid last August amidst the pandemic, will open its doors to worshippers by Diwali next year, according to media reports.
India at the United Nations has pushed for global peace and end of violence. It slammed Pakistan and urged the UN to safeguard religious sites the world over.
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution on 'Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites.
The main accused identified as Faizullah was arrested from Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief Sanaullah Abbasi said on Friday, claiming that he instigated and facilitated the mob for attacking the temple and damaging the Samadhi of a religious leader there.
The Pakistan Supreme Court instructed authorities to recover the money for the restoration work from the attackers whose act has caused "international embarrassment" to the country.
Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan said on Friday that his government will rebuild a Hindu temple that was vandalised and set on fire by a mob in the province early this week.
Political activists have condemned a violent attack on a century old Hindu Temple on Wednesday in the village of Teri, in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The incident took place in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district, District Police Officer Irfan Marwat told reporters.
Pakistan: A mob led by members of Islamist party demolished a temple after setting it on fire in a deeply conservative northwestern town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The majestic stone façade of the first Hindu temple coming up in Abu Dhabi will be adorned with scenes from Hindu epics, scriptures and ancient stories from India, as well as motifs popular in the Gulf countries, according to a media report on Tuesday.
Previously, there has been no dedicated, permanent space for Hindus to meet for worship, events, or religious festivals in Ireland. In the absence of a temple, locations like community centers or town halls were rented out depending on availability.
Harmonious coexistence and regards for other religions is an integral part of Indian ethos.
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