Islamabad: Most religious places of the Minority Hindu Community in Pakistan are in poor condition and the authority responsible for their maintenance has failed to fulfill its responsibility. These things have been said in a recently presented report.
According to ‘The Dawn’ report, a report prepared by the one-member commission was filed in the Supreme Court on February 5, which described the collapse of most religious places of the community in the country. The report also underlined that the Evaqui Trust Property Board (ETPB), responsible for the maintenance of these sites, has failed to maintain most of the ancient and sacred sites of the minority community.
The report said that the Supreme Court constituted a one-member commission of Dr Shoaib Saddle and included three supporting members Dr Ramesh Wankwani, Saqib Jilani and the Attorney General of Pakistan. He was named Deputy Attorney General to take part in the fact-finding activities of the Commission. Commission members visited the Katas Raj Temple in Chakwal on January 6 and the Prahlad Temple in Multan on January 7.
The report states that joint efforts are needed to improve the condition of Terry Temple (Karak), Katas Raj Temple (Chakwal), Prahlad Temple (Multan) and Hinglaj Temple (Lasbela). The report also suggested amending the ETPB Act to create a working group for the rehabilitation of holy sites belonging to the Hindu and Sikh communities. In this report, the Supreme Court has been requested to direct the ETPB to take part in the reconstruction of the decaying Terry temple / mausoleum and cooperate with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for the efficient implementation of the instructions given by the apex court from time to time. do.
In December, a temple was set on fire by members of the fundamentalist Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Party (Fazl-ur-Rehman group) in the village of Terri in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack on the temple was strongly condemned by human rights activists and minority Hindu community leaders, following which the Supreme Court ordered its reconstruction. The Supreme Court, in its order dated January 5, directed the ETPB to submit a detailed report of all the temples, gurdwaras and other shrines across Pakistan which fall under its purview.
The report said that according to the ETPB letter, it is managing the management of only 13 of the 365 temples while the Hindu community is responsible for 65 religious sites while the remaining 287 sites are occupied by land mafia.
