FILE – Police officers stand guard in Karachi, Pakistan
Highlight
- The incident is from Korangi area of Karachi.
- Hindus living in the area are now in panic and panic
- Police force has been deployed to avoid any untoward incident
Pakistan: In the latest incident of vandalism against places of worship of minorities, a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Karachi city was vandalized on Wednesday. According to the police, the idols kept inside the Shri Mari Mata temple in Korangi area of Karachi were destroyed. The temple is located in “J” area within the limits of Korangi Thana.
The incident created panic and fear among the Hindu community living in Karachi, especially in the Korangi area, where police were deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
An eyewitness said that six to eight people entered the area on motorcycles and attacked the temple.
At the same time, a case has been registered against unknown people in the matter.
cases of temple vandalism in pakistan
Temples of the minority Hindu population in Pakistan are often the target of mob violence. In October, a historic temple located on the banks of the Indus River at Kotri was allegedly desecrated by unidentified people.
Local residents said that an unidentified person entered the temple premises and vandalized the idols of their deities after midnight.
In August, dozens of people allegedly ransacked a Hindu temple in Bhong town and blocked the Sukkur-Multan motorway after an eight-year-old Hindu boy was granted bail by a local court for allegedly urinating at a local madrasa. was given.
According to the newspaper, after the court’s decision, a mob of youths ransacked the Shri Ganesh Hindu temple in the city.
According to official estimates, there are 7.5 million Hindus living in Pakistan. However, community wise, there are over 90 lakh Hindus living in the country.
Most of Pakistan’s Hindu population is settled in Sindh province where they share culture, traditions and language with Muslim residents. They often complain of harassment by extremists.
(with inputs from PTI)
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