Move is part of a govern­ment campai­gn to restor­e and hand over 400 temple­s to the countr­y's Hindu minori­tyKARACHI : The government of Pakistan has handed over a 200-year old temple to the country’s Hindu minority, local media reported on Saturday. In Islamabad, Hindu community renews demand for a templeThe keys to the temple were handed over to Hindu community leaders by Maulana Allah Dad Kakar, a local religious scholar, and leader of Jamiat Ulema Islam – a mainstream religious party ­– at a ceremony held outside the building. Saleem Taha, Zhob’s deputy commissioner, apologized for the 72-year delay in handing over the temple to the Hindu community but made assurances the building would be restored to its original condition. Hindus, the largest minority in Pakistan, make up 4% of the country’s more than 200 million population. The Katas Raj temple in the northeastern Chakwal district and Sadhu Bela temple in southern Sukkur district are the two most-visited sites by Hindus across the world.

Source: The Express Tribune February 08, 2020 10:52 UTC