Pakistan: Maximum Hindu worshipping puts in nation not noted, says SC-appointed fee
In a scathing assault towards the functioning of the Evacuee Believe Belongings Board (ETPB) in Pakistan, the Ultimate Courtroom of Pakistan has held the frame accountable for the deficient stipulations and forget that Hindu worshipping puts within the nation have suffered through the years.
The record, ready via a one-man fee, used to be submitted to the Ultimate Courtroom on February 5. It introduced a depressing image of the Hindu group’s maximum respected websites within the nation, leaving the traditional worship puts in a state of degradation, consistent with the record.
In line with Pak media reviews, Dr Shoaib Suddle’s one-man fee used to be established via the Ultimate Courtroom however it has 3 supporting contributors, Dr Ramesh Vankwani, Saqib Jillani and the lawyer common for Pakistan, who has nominated the deputy lawyer common to take part in fact-finding actions of the fee.
What does the record say?
One of the vital columns learn, “photos appearing dismal situation of katas raj temples chakwal, and parlahd mandir multan- That the One-Guy Fee visited the Katas Raj Mandir Chakwal, and Parlahd Mandir Multan on January 6, 2021, and January 7, 2021 respectively. The overall image of degradation and obliteration of 2 of 4 maximum respected evacuee websites in Pakistan is obvious from the images at Annex-E and Annex-F recognize
The fee contributors visited the Katas Raj Mandir in Chakwal on January 6 and Prahlad Mandir in Multan on January 7 in Punjab province. The findings within the record provide a common image of “decay and obliteration” of 2 of the 4 maximum respected evacuee websites in Pakistan, mentioned media reviews.
The record mentioned that collaborative efforts must be taken to renovate Terri Mandir (Karak), Katas Raj Temples (Chakwal), Prahlad Mandir (Multan) and Hinglaj Mandir (Lasbela).
In line with the ETPB letter, out of 365 Hindu temples in Pakistan, best 13 (3.6%) are being controlled via the board, leaving duty of 65 (17.8%) with the Hindu group, and almost leaving behind the remainder 287 (78.6%) to the land mafias.
“It’s certainly unusual that even on this age of generation the ETPB has but to get the evacuee houses Geo-tagged. That the statistics of Gurdawaras although give a quite bit higher image (18 or 17.1% out of 105 being controlled via ETPB), it nonetheless is some distance from showing green with envy. That ETPB, with its workforce, unfold in all corners of Pakistan and enormous paraphernalia, is managing 13+18= 31 worship puts out of a complete of 470 (or best 6.6% of the whole),” mentioned the record of the fee.
The record has additionally asked the Ultimate Courtroom to direct the ETPB to become involved within the reconstruction of the desecrated Terri mandir/samadhi and cooperate with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa executive for environment friendly implementation of the directives given via the apex court docket once in a while.
Why used to be the fee appointed via Pak SC?
In December, a temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district used to be torched and razed to the bottom via contributors of the unconventional Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party. The assault at the temple drew robust condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu group leaders, prompting the Ultimate Courtroom to reserve its reconstruction.
The Ultimate Courtroom in its order of January Five directed the ETPB “to publish an in depth record of all temples, gurdwaras and different spiritual websites everywhere Pakistan which come below the purview of ETPB”.
It additionally mentioned that “ETPB’s loss of pastime within the greater than century-old Terri Mandir – having a heavy following now not best in Sind Province however international and but deserted via ETPB, wishes just a little detailed dialogue.”
Including that the continuing forget used to be relatively obtrusive over the years and that even if nudged via the Apex Courtroom to start out paintings for the recovery of Terri Mandir/Samadhi, ETPB didn’t give any reaction, for months in combination.
“That as a final lodge, Pakistan Hindu Council asked the ETPB to accord them permission to start out recovery paintings from their very own assets (the possession staying with ETPB). But the ETPB neither visited the website right through the development section nor afterwards. Nor did ETPB display any pastime in assessing the selection of pilgrims coming to Teri from so far as Sindh via highway, and hardships confronted via them,” mentioned the SC record.
Calling ETPB Act “out of date”, the fee requested for amendments to “make it a company frame that may ship its goals and gadgets successfully, reasonably and transparently, in shut cooperation with the evacuee communities.”
The fee has referred to as for a important collaborative effort within the renovation of Teri Mandir (Karak), Katas Raj Temples (Chakwal), Parlahd Mandir (Multan) and Hinglaj Mandir (Las Bela),
The fee has additionally requested the Ultimate Courtroom of Pakistan to imagine forming a Running Team consisting of (1) Chairman ETPB, (2) Federal Secretary Heritage, (3) Provincial Secretary Archaeology, (4) DG Walled Town Lahore, (5) Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada (Architect), (6) Prof Sajjad Kausar (former Primary NCA), (7) Prof Sajida Vandal, (8) One rep from Hindu group, and (9) One rep from Sikh group; ideally via an modification within the ETPB Act.
Hindus shape the most important minority group in Pakistan, majority of them settled in Sindh province.
In line with legit estimates, 75 lakh Hindus reside in Pakistan. Alternatively, consistent with the group, over 90 lakh Hindus reside within the nation, consistent with Pakistani media reviews.
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