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**bMc8F9ZI** · 05-22-2012, 03:34 AM

Desecration of Hindu temple in Peshawar: PHC dispatch team to take first hand account - The Times of India
Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) has dispatched a high-powered team to Pehswar , capital of frontier province Khyber Pakhtunhwa to take a first hand account of incident of desecration of a Hindu temple by a group of unidentified persons.

Talking to the TOI, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, founder, PHC, said that Pakistan's minuscule Hindu community was resentful of the unprovoked incident.
Giving details of the incident, Vankwani informed that he had reports that on Sunday a group of unidentified persons attacked the Hindu temple, smashed statue of Lord Shiva and other deities besides burning of holy scripture Gita. He said that Pakistan's Hindu community had demanded immediate arrest of vandals and strict action against them.

According to PHC, there were around 70 Lakh Hindu's in Pakistan who were largely settled in Sindh province. He informed that the Guru Gorakhnath temple which came under attack was more than 150 years old.

A few months ago Peshawar high court had handed over the custody of temple to Hindu community, which was in control of various government departments since Indo Pak partition in 1947.

The local Hindu community had imported deities figurines from India after taking control of management of the temple. While Condemning the incident, All India Hindu Shiv Sena has demanded deployment of heavy security around Hindu temples in Pakistan which were under threat from Taliban's and fundamentalists. Sena's president Surinder Kumar Billa said: "Peshawar is burning and has become unsafe for minority Hindu community and that's why they are migrating to India."

He informed that the temple was re-opened on court's directions after Phool Wati , daughter of cleric of temple, proved in court that the temple belonged to their family which was being used by Evacuee Trust Property Board, police and archaeology department.

Billa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately take up the issue of security of Hindu temples in Pakistan with Pak Prime Minister and issue statement in Parliament about the efforts taken by the government.

Meanwhile, as many as 40 Pakistani nationals, mostly from Peshawar, got themselves registered with district administration for initiating the process of seeking Indian citizenship.

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bMc8F9ZI Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 512 Senior Member	Desecration of Hindu temple in Peshawar: PHC dispatch team to take first hand account - The Times of India Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) has dispatched a high-powered team to Pehswar , capital of frontier province Khyber Pakhtunhwa to take a first hand account of incident of desecration of a Hindu temple by a group of unidentified persons. Talking to the TOI, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, founder, PHC, said that Pakistan's minuscule Hindu community was resentful of the unprovoked incident. Giving details of the incident, Vankwani informed that he had reports that on Sunday a group of unidentified persons attacked the Hindu temple, smashed statue of Lord Shiva and other deities besides burning of holy scripture Gita. He said that Pakistan's Hindu community had demanded immediate arrest of vandals and strict action against them. According to PHC, there were around 70 Lakh Hindu's in Pakistan who were largely settled in Sindh province. He informed that the Guru Gorakhnath temple which came under attack was more than 150 years old. A few months ago Peshawar high court had handed over the custody of temple to Hindu community, which was in control of various government departments since Indo Pak partition in 1947. The local Hindu community had imported deities figurines from India after taking control of management of the temple. While Condemning the incident, All India Hindu Shiv Sena has demanded deployment of heavy security around Hindu temples in Pakistan which were under threat from Taliban's and fundamentalists. Sena's president Surinder Kumar Billa said: "Peshawar is burning and has become unsafe for minority Hindu community and that's why they are migrating to India." He informed that the temple was re-opened on court's directions after Phool Wati , daughter of cleric of temple, proved in court that the temple belonged to their family which was being used by Evacuee Trust Property Board, police and archaeology department. Billa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately take up the issue of security of Hindu temples in Pakistan with Pak Prime Minister and issue statement in Parliament about the efforts taken by the government. Meanwhile, as many as 40 Pakistani nationals, mostly from Peshawar, got themselves registered with district administration for initiating the process of seeking Indian citizenship.
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