Pakistan Demolishes Hanuman Temple And Hindus Homes In Karachi

Pakistan demolishes Hanuman Temple and Hindus homes in Karachi

Around the same time that Turkey was converting the historic Chora church of Istanbul into a mosque, Pakistan demolished an old Hanuman temple in Lyari, Karachi.Also demolished were the homes of about 20 Hindu families that lived near the temple.

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After Hindus from the locality gathered around the rubble of the ancient temple and protested, police made investigations and sealed the area.Pakistani newspaper, The Express Tribune reported that Lyari’s Assistant Commissioner Abdul Karim Memon has ordered a probe against the builder who has demolished the temple.

Locals said that a builder had allegedly purchased the land around the temple and wanted to build a residential complex.Though he had promised the Hindus that the temple would not be touched, he demolished the temple and Hindu homes amid a coronavirus induced lockdown.

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