The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday ordered the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to immediately start rebuilding a Hindu temple, which was set on fire by a mob in December, reported The Express Tribune. The court also asked the provincial government to submit a timeline for the completion of the temple in Karak district.
On December 30, a mob led by a local cleric and supporters of a religious political party, attacked the shrine after the Hindu community was granted permission from local authorities to renovate the temple. A first information report was registered against two clerics, identified as Maulana Faizullah and Maulvi Mohammad Sharif, and many unidentified people.
During the hearing on Monday, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed asked if any recovery or arrest was made. Evacuee Trust Property Board lawyer Ikram Chaudhry told the three-judge bench that no recovery had been made so far. The board is a statutory body of the Pakistan government that administers properties…
