Hindu and Sikh Temples Targeted in Pakistan
By Antony Thomas
Thousands of Temples have been destroyed or converted into Mosques in Pakistan since partition
Lahore, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – After numerous reports of Gurdwara land being snatched and sold by radical groups in Pakistan, a piece of land owned by a temple is now being seized unfairly by a fundamental organization—Jeay Sindh. This piece of land is one of many that has been taken away by an extremist organization, with an agenda to destroy the existence of Hindu temples or Sikh Gurdwaras in areas of Pakistan which is a majority Muslim country.
Leader of Jeay Sindh, Bashir Khaskheil has taken part in the demolishment of Krishna Temple while illegally seizing 20 acres surrounding it.
The owner of the Krishna Temple land, Padma Puri who is also the leader of Panjrapor Welfare Association was attacked when she stood up against the intruders of her land. She resisted the building of boundary walls around the temple but the imposters threw acid on her in response to her bravery.
Puri said, “Some men with masks had acid thrown at me, my body got burnt.”
After a hard fight, Puri and her husband Maharaj Kishan Chand have failed to receive any support. Even the Minister of Minority Affairs, Mohan Lal has not been able to deliver them justice or a means to justice.
Maharaj Kishan Chand said, “We are Hindus and injustice is being meted out to us.”
December 2009, was the month in which the most Sikh land was sold for absurdly low prices to the Pakistani army. Many acres of land that belonged to the minority Sikh community who put hours and hours of work into the land, was sold in a blink of an eye.
In addition, in the past, endless numbers of attempts have been made by various groups or individuals to take away land belonging to Hindu temple owners. After the pieces of land are seized, it has proven difficult to gain them back. Ministers failed to request for the land to be given back while knowing that the land was clearly taken away on illegal grounds. Even though Pakistan’s own regulations were broken when the land was taken away, important leaders who are supposed to make a difference have failed to reclaim the land back. No attempts have been made in the past or present. The minority populations have once again been left in a helpless state.
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9 Responses for “Hindu and Sikh Temples Targeted in Pakistan”
pakistan says:
April 10, 2010 at 7:54 am
i have visited to this site in which about the temple of Hindu and Sikh so both’s temple are there very precious according their religion, so in Pakistan all the Religionists places are secure but the whole security problem may effect all areas.
Timtam says:
April 11, 2010 at 5:17 am
I request all the Hindus and Sikhs who are being persecuted to come back to India. You will be welcomed with open arms.
raghuram says:
April 19, 2010 at 10:17 am
HIndus and Sikhs are far good and better than other religions. In this entire universe these both religions never criticise other religions they equally respect other religions too. but in pakistan there is no safety for hindus & sikhs compared to india muslims leaving here very very peacefully and even in communal clashes muslims throw stones on police too. and few of them have joined the pakistani based terrorist groups and indulged in so many bomb blasts in the country but still the majority people of india treat them as their brothers and sisters & I want to make clear i am not against all muslims i am against only those who create non-violence in the country my role model is sir APJ Abdul Kalam JI i respect him a lot more than mahatma gandhi ji so hope the minorities can understand my intention
Musafir says:
July 25, 2010 at 10:24 am
India should take back all the affected Sikhs and Hindus and remove twice the number of similar status Muslims from India. We also need to kick ass our own polititions and remind them of their duties.
linendra soni says:
August 11, 2010 at 9:07 am
Pakistan and Indian govt. should take effective action to protect temples and Hindu community in pakistan. the demoliation of temple and conversion of hindus should be stoped. It requires major political attention. Indian government should take initiative to protect hindus all over the world.
pritam says:
September 18, 2010 at 11:30 am
tit for tat,
Sekhar says:
September 28, 2010 at 10:52 am
I just wanted to know if Hindu’s staying in Pakistan & Bangladesh have similar rights or not? Can they go to the court of law and demand as a right to rebuild temples that were destroyed in the respective countries? Even if they can, would they be allowed to live?
Now as a hypothetical case lets assume all the above was possible, the big question, would the decision be what its going to be in the Indian court of law? (As we all understand Congress’s vote-bank politics we all know that the Congress Party will ensure that the decision goes in favor of the muslims)
sumeet kumar and ravi shanker bogri says:
November 26, 2010 at 12:57 pm
pakistan government should take sound steps for the defence of hindus living in pakistan
arish says:
December 8, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Its time when all other religions should debate on Quran. Book which is teaching all followers just kill all infidels non believers is it acceptable to other religions get killed by islamic follower or resist.
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