Pakistan: 'Dacoits' use rocket launchers to attack Hindu temple in Sindh a day after Karachi temple razed
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: 'Dacoits' use rocket launchers to attack Hindu temple in Sindh a day after Karachi temple razed

India TV News  

A day after the old Mari Mata Temple Soldier Bazaar had been razed to the ground in Karachi, a similar incident was reported from Sindh, a gang of dacoits attacked a Hindu worship site with “rocket launchers” in Sindh’s Kashmore during the early hours of Sunday. Citing police officials, Pakistani media reported that a group of "unidentified people" fired “rocket launchers” at the place of worship, which was closed during the attack. “They did it very early in the morning and we were not informed this was going to happen,” said Ram Nath Mishra Maharaj, who looks after old Hindu temples in the area. Oficial dubbed the structure "dangerous" Mishra further informed that the bulldozers demolished the entire inside structure leaving the outer walls and the temple’s main gate intact.

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Pakistan: Karachi mayor rejects demolition reports of 150-year-old Hindu temple, says 'mandir still intact'
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Karachi mayor rejects demolition reports of 150-year-old Hindu temple, says 'mandir still intact'

India TV News  

After reports emerged that a 150-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan's Karachi was razed to the ground by bulldozers, Karachi mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui refuted the reports, saying that the temple was intact and true facts are being ascertained. Demolition allegedly carried out without notice The demolition of the Mari Mata Temple in Karachi’s Soldier Bazar sent shock waves through …

Pakistan: Admin demolishes old Hindu temple, another temple attacked with rocket launchers
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Admin demolishes old Hindu temple, another temple attacked with rocket launchers

Op India  

Two Hindu temples were attacked and desecrated in Pakistan’s Sindh province within a span of just 24 hours. According to a report in Pakistani news outlet Dawn, on Sunday morning, 16 July, a gang of dacoits attacked a Hindu temple with rocket launchers in Sindh’s Kashmore region. — Human Rights Commission of Pakistan July 16, 2023 The commission also expressed …

Hindu temple attacked with rocket launchers in Pak's Sindh; 2nd attack in a day
1 year, 8 months ago

Hindu temple attacked with rocket launchers in Pak's Sindh; 2nd attack in a day

Hindustan Times  

A Hindu temple was attacked with rocket launchers by a gang of dacoits in the Southern Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, a senior police official said. They fired “rocket launchers” at the place of worship, which was closed during the attack, the police official said. They fired “rocket launchers” at the place of worship, which was closed during the …

Pakistan: Nearly 150-Year Old Temple Demolished In Karachi After Authorities Declare It 'Dangerous'
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Nearly 150-Year Old Temple Demolished In Karachi After Authorities Declare It 'Dangerous'

ABP News  

A nearly 150-year-old Hindu temple has been demolished in Pakistan’s Karachi after being declared an old and dangerous structure. Also the caretaker of the nearby Shri Punch Mukhi Hanuman Mandir, Mishra said that the temple was built some 150 years ago and told stories that there was treasure buried beneath its courtyard. However, a senior police official of the local …

150-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan's Karachi: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

150-year-old Hindu temple demolished in Pakistan's Karachi: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Hindu community in Karachi on Saturday morning woke to find their 150-year-old-holy shrine Mari Mata Temple demolished in Karachi's Soldier Bazaar, reported Dawn. Shri Ram Nath Mishra Maharaj of Shri Panch Mukhi Hanuman Mandir, another very old temple nearby told Dawn, “It is a very old Mandir.” He also said, “It is said to have been built over 150 …

Pakistan: Bulldozers raze nearly 150-year-old Hindu Temple in Karachi | Know Why
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan: Bulldozers raze nearly 150-year-old Hindu Temple in Karachi | Know Why

India TV News  

Pakistan: Bulldozers razed a Hindu temple to the ground in Pakistan's Karachi which was believed to be built nearly 150 years ago. The demolition of the Mari Mata Temple in Karachi’s Soldier Bazar has sent shock waves through the Hindu community there. He also said that it is believed that the temple was built around 150 years ago and told …

Pakistan: 1,200-year-old Hindu temple opened to public after reclaiming from illegal occupants
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan: 1,200-year-old Hindu temple opened to public after reclaiming from illegal occupants

Firstpost  

The Evacuee Trust Property Board had last month reclaimed possession of the Valmiki Temple situated near the famous Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore from a Christian family, which had grabbed the place of worship more than two decades ago Lahore: A 1,200-year-old Hindu temple here in the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province has been formally opened to the public after it …

MEA condemns vandalization of a Hindu temple in Pakistan
2 years, 9 months ago

MEA condemns vandalization of a Hindu temple in Pakistan

Op India  

The Ministry of External Affairs has condemned the vandalization of a Hindu temple in Karachi that took place on 8th June 2022. In the weekly media briefing on 9th June 2022, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said, “We’ve noted a recent incident of vandalization of a Hindu temple in Karachi. We’ve conveyed our protest …

WATCH: Hindu temple priest's house in Pakistan's Karachi attacked, vandalised by mob
2 years, 9 months ago

WATCH: Hindu temple priest's house in Pakistan's Karachi attacked, vandalised by mob

Firstpost  

The violent mob broke into the house of the priest on Wednesday night and vandalised it. They even damaged the idol of Shri Mari Mata Mandir that was kept in his house A house of a Hindu temple’s priest in Korangi area of Karachi in Pakistan was attacked by mob on Wednesday night. They even damaged the idol of Shri …

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised, Hanuman idol destroyed in Karachi
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised, Hanuman idol destroyed in Karachi

Op India  

In another incident of vandalism against the places of worship of the Hindus in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, an idol of Lord Hanuman, placed in Shri Mari Mata Mandir in the Korangi area in Karachi was desecrated and the priest of the temple was also attacked. Video of the attack circulating on social media shows how the idol of …

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised, idols of deities destroyed in Karachi
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised, idols of deities destroyed in Karachi

Firstpost  

A Hindu resident, where the incident of vandalism was reported, said that six to eight individuals on motorcycles came into the area and attacked the temple Karachi: The idols of deities at a Hindu temple in this Pakistani city have been destroyed, police have said, the latest incident of vandalism against the places of worship of the minority community in …

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised by bike-borne miscreants in Karachi
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised by bike-borne miscreants in Karachi

India TV News  

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised by bike-borne miscreants in Karachi An eyewitness said six to eight individuals entered the area on motorcycles and attacked the temple. Highlights The incident was reported from Karachi's Korangi area Hindus residing in the area are now in panic and fear Police personnel have been deployed to avoid any untoward incident Pakistan: In the latest incident …

Pakistan: Hindu temple desecrated, idols destroyed in Karachi
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu temple desecrated, idols destroyed in Karachi

Op India  

In another case of destruction of Hindu temples in Islamic Pakistan, a Durga temple has been attacked and Goddess Durga idols vandalized in the Narayan Pura area of Karachi, Pakistan. Another Hindu Temple attacked in Islamic state of Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/1wUHBazgIu — Fazila Baloch🌺☀️ December 20, 2021 Video of the attack circulating on social media shows that a head of a …

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan's Karachi; one held, booked for blasphemy
3 years, 3 months ago

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan's Karachi; one held, booked for blasphemy

Firstpost  

A man was arrested on Monday for entering and vandalising a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Karachi. This is 9th attack on Hindu Temple in 22 months despite Supreme Court notices and government claims that they protect Temple — nothing has changed. pic.twitter.com/RevrRED2mr — Veengas December 20, 2021 The man entered a Hindu temple in Ranchore Line area of Karachi in …

Pakistan: Islamists vandalise Krishna temple on Janmashtami, destroy idol in Sindh
3 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan: Islamists vandalise Krishna temple on Janmashtami, destroy idol in Sindh

Op India  

While Hindus across the world celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami on Monday, August 30, radical Islamists in Pakistan have vandalised a Hindu temple and broken the idol of Lord Krishna at Khipro in the Sanghar district of Sindh province of Pakistan. Islamist mob has yet again vandalized a Hindu temple and broken the idol of Lord Krishna during a religious function …

Pakistan: Hindu temple damaged in attack returned after repairs
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Hindu temple damaged in attack returned after repairs

Al Jazeera  

A group of Muslims attacked the temple last week after a court granted a Hindu boy bail in a ‘blasphemy’ case. A Hindu temple that was badly damaged last week by an angry crowd in central Pakistan has been returned to the Hindu community following repairs to the structure, a government official says. In a statement emailed to Al Jazeera …

Pakistan: List of Hindu temples that were attacked and destroyed since 2020
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan: List of Hindu temples that were attacked and destroyed since 2020

Op India  

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves no international platform to make incoherent rants about the alleged oppression of minorities in India. Temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa razed by a mob of hundreds Hundreds of Pakistanis were seen burning and razing down a Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in December last year. In a shocking move, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government …

Pakistan: Another Hindu temple attacked, idols destroyed by violent mob in Punjab province
3 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan: Another Hindu temple attacked, idols destroyed by violent mob in Punjab province

Op India  

In yet another attack on minorities in Pakistan, a violent mob of Pakistani men vandalized a Ganesh temple in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Attack on Ganesh temple bhong Sharif Rahim Yar Khan Punjab. Attack on Ganesh temple Bhong Sharif Rahim Yar Khan Punjab. Accused in burning down Hindu temple “pardoned” Nearly seven months after another such crazed mob in …

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols
3 years, 7 months ago

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols

India TV News  

A Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in Punjab province of Pakistan, burning down parts of it and damaging idols. Police said the mob attacked the Hindu temple on Wednesday at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan district, some 590 kms from Lahore, in reaction to alleged desecration of a Muslim seminary. On Wednesday, ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf parliamentarian Dr Ramesh …

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols
3 years, 7 months ago

Mob attacks temple in Pakistan's Punjab, damages idols

The Hindu  

A group of Muslim mob attacked a Hindu temple in Punjab province of Pakistan, burning down parts of it and damaging idols. Police said the mob attacked the Hindu temple on Wednesday, Auguswt 4, 2021, at Bhong city of Rahim Yar Khan district, some 590 km from Lahore, in reaction to alleged desecration of a Muslim seminary. On Wednesday, ruling …

Pak authorities stood idle, completely failed to protect minorities: India after attacks on Hindu temple
3 years, 7 months ago

Pak authorities stood idle, completely failed to protect minorities: India after attacks on Hindu temple

India Today  

India on Thursday hit out at Pakistan saying it has "completely failed" to protect religious minorities and the continued attacks on them is "reprehensible". He said India also summoned Pakistan's Charge d'Affaires on Thursday afternoon and lodged a "firm protest expressing grave concern at this reprehensible incident and the continued attacks on the freedom of religion of the minority community …

Pakistan to withdraw cases against 350 accused in burning Hindu temple
3 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan to withdraw cases against 350 accused in burning Hindu temple

Op India  

Nearly seven months after Islamists in Pakistan had razed down the Krishna Dwara temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district, Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to withdraw cases against 350 people accused of burning down the Hindu temple. According to PTI reports, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has claimed that the cases were withdrawn after the Hindu community had ‘pardoned’ the …

Pak SC orders immediate rebuilding of vandalised Hindu temple
4 years, 1 month ago

Pak SC orders immediate rebuilding of vandalised Hindu temple

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government to immediately start rebuilding a century-old Hindu temple that was vandalised by a mob in the province, and submit a timeline for its completion. On Monday, a three-judge apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, heard the suo motu case regarding the burning of the temple, The Express Tribune reported. …

Pakistani court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistani court orders rebuilding of destroyed Hindu temple

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered authorities …

Islamist Zakir Naik hails Pakistani mob burning Hindu Temple
4 years, 2 months ago

Islamist Zakir Naik hails Pakistani mob burning Hindu Temple

Op India  

Islamist hate preacher Zakir Naik in his latest video has supported the torching and destruction of the ancient Hindu temple in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, stating that temples should not be allowed to be constructed in an Islamic country. It is also worth noting that Naik’s rants against the Hindu temple comes on the heels of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister …

Pakistan: Associated Press spreads propaganda on Hindu Temple attack
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Associated Press spreads propaganda on Hindu Temple attack

Op India  

Western Media has always had a soft sport for certain tyrannical regimes and the most intolerant and radical sections of the Islamic community. Therefore, quite naturally, they have a morbid affection towards Pakistan, as a consequence of which, the Islamic State’s terrible record on human rights, the state sanctioned persecution of its minority Hindu population and overt support for terrorism …

Pakistan arrests 14 people over demolishing of Hindu temple
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan arrests 14 people over demolishing of Hindu temple

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistani police arrested 14 people …

Mob vandalises, burns down Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan, 26 arrested
4 years, 2 months ago

Mob vandalises, burns down Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan, 26 arrested

India TV News  

Pakistani police have arrested 26 people belonging to a radical Islamist party after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting its renovation in northwest Pakistan. A central leader of radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Rehmat Salam Khattak, is among 26 arrested in raids following the attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's …

Islamist mob destroys Hindu temple in Pakistan, grenade attack on Kathua temple in Jammu
4 years, 2 months ago

Islamist mob destroys Hindu temple in Pakistan, grenade attack on Kathua temple in Jammu

Op India  

A day after hundreds of Islamic fanatics in Pakistani were seen burning and razing down a Hindu temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Pakistan-based Islamic terrorists lobbed a grenade on a temple in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening. According to the reports, the terrorists hurled bombs at the temple in the border town of Kathua, however, …

Mob demolishes temple in Pakistan
4 years, 2 months ago

Mob demolishes temple in Pakistan

The Hindu  

A mob led by members of Pakistan''s radical Islamist party demolished a temple after setting it on fire in a deeply conservative northwestern town, a senior police official said. The incident in the town of Karak drew condemnation from human rights activists and Pakistan''s Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari. District police chief Irfan Ullah said police detained several people …

26 arrested for vandalising Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan
4 years, 2 months ago

26 arrested for vandalising Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan

India Today  

At least 26 people belonging to a radical Islamist party have been arrested by Pakistani police after a Hindu temple was vandalised and set on fire by a mob protesting against its renovation in northwest Pakistan. A central leader of the radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, Rehmat Salam Khattak, is among the 26 arrested in raids following the attack on the …

Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack

Al Jazeera  

A Muslim mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa. Police in Pakistan have arrested more than a dozen people in overnight raids a day after Shri Paramhans Ji Maharaj Samadhi, a Hindu temple, was set on fire and badly damaged by a mob in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa, officials …

Angry mob vandalises Hindu temple, sets it ablaze in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4 years, 2 months ago

Angry mob vandalises Hindu temple, sets it ablaze in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India Today  

An angry mob vandalised a Hindu temple and set it on fire on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district in Pakistan. The incident took place in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Karak district, District Police Officer Irfan Marwat said. The incident took place hours after a rally by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F which was held nearby wherein speakers reportedly delivered fiery speeches …

Mob attacks and sets fire to Hindu temple in Pakistan
4 years, 2 months ago

Mob attacks and sets fire to Hindu temple in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Videos circulating on social media showed men using hammers to damage the temple after an address from Muslim leaders. Videos circulating on social media showed men using hammers to damage the temple walls as thick grey smoke rose from the site. “A charged mob of some 1,000 to 1,200 people were incited by the local Muslim clerics to destroy the …

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan by miscreants during Navratri
4 years, 5 months ago

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan by miscreants during Navratri

Op India  

In a disturbing case, a Hindu temple was vandalised in Nagarparkar in Sindh province of Pakistan. Sindh police and government assures justice While taking cognisance of the despicable incident, the Sindh police have assured that they would nab the miscreants soon for vandalising the Hindu temple. Have spoken to SSP to inquire into the matter instantly as the Tharparkar is …

Destruction of temples, Hindu houses, and killings of Hindus before and after the demolition of illegal structure on Ram Janmabhoomi
4 years, 7 months ago

Destruction of temples, Hindu houses, and killings of Hindus before and after the demolition of illegal structure on Ram Janmabhoomi

Op India  

After the reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi by Hindus, the left media and its Islamist cohorts are bracing themselves to unleash a war against the Hindus. Hence there is an urgent need to highlight Islamists’ demolition of Hindu houses and around 5000 temples in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Kashmir under Indian rule both before and after the demolition of 6 December 1992, …

Pre-partition Hanuman temple razed in Lyari district, Pakistan
4 years, 7 months ago

Pre-partition Hanuman temple razed in Lyari district, Pakistan

Op India  

A pre-partition Hanuman Mandir in Pakistan’s Lyari district was demolished by a builder on Monday. The resident, who was one amongst the 18 Hindu families living near the temple, added that the demolition had taken place late on Sunday evening. Builder took advantage of the lockdown in Pakistan to raze the Hanuman temple Another onlooker Mohammad Irshad Baloch said: “It …

Putting the attacks on Islamabad’s first Hindu temple in context
4 years, 8 months ago

Putting the attacks on Islamabad’s first Hindu temple in context

Al Jazeera  

The backlash is coming not from ‘extremists’ but nationalists who were made to believe all Hindus are their enemies. Alongside Hindu temples, several gurdwaras – Sikh places of assembly and worship – were also renovated by the Pakistani state in recent years. Regardless of its motivation, the Pakistani state’s new-found interest in Hindu and Sikh places of worship represents a …

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan, Imran Khan orders swift action
6 years, 1 month ago

Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan, Imran Khan orders swift action

India Today  

A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan's Sindh province by people who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. Khan Tuesday night took to Twitter to call upon the provincial authorities to take swift action against the culprits. Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, …

Panic grips Hindu community in Pakistan after temple desecrated
9 years, 1 month ago

Panic grips Hindu community in Pakistan after temple desecrated

India TV News  

Karachi: Three pistol-waving bearded men stormed a 60-year-old temple in Pakistan's largest city and desecrated the idol of a Hindu deity, leading to fear among the minority community here, a media report said today. Maharaj said the scuffles that followed resulted in the desecration of the temple as a goddess deity, Bhavani Mata, lost one of its arms. "The private …

Panic grips Hindu community in Pakistan after temple desecrated
9 years, 1 month ago

Panic grips Hindu community in Pakistan after temple desecrated

India TV News  

Karachi: Three pistol-waving bearded men stormed a 60-year-old temple in Pakistan's largest city and desecrated the idol of a Hindu deity, leading to fear among the minority community here, a media report said today. Maharaj said the temple was built as a place for worship by his grandfather soon after he moved to Pakistan from India some 60 years ago. …

Hindu temple desecrated, set on fire in Pakistan
10 years, 11 months ago

Hindu temple desecrated, set on fire in Pakistan

India TV News  

Karachi: A Hindu temple has been desecrated and set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, two weeks ahead of an annual fair at the temple. The caretaker of the temple of Hindu deity, Hanuman, in Latifabad told police that three men came on Friday to offer prayers. "But after offering prayers they first broke a …

Shiv Sena workers burn Pak flag to protest Karachi Hindu temple demolition
12 years, 3 months ago

Shiv Sena workers burn Pak flag to protest Karachi Hindu temple demolition

India TV News  

Phagwara, Punjab, Dec 3 : Activists of Shiv Sena today burnt the Pakistan's national flag and effigy of its government to protest the “demolition of a century old temple in Karachi.” Led by Sena's state vice-president Inderjit Karwal, the protesters marched from Hanumangarhi temple along GT road here to Sugar Mill crossing and set ablaze the Pakistani flag and the …

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