Hindu temple in Narowal damaged by torrential rains, not demolished: FO
Pakistan on Friday “categorically” rejected “false and politically motivated” claims by India regarding damage to a Hindu temple at Adda Siraj in Narowal district. Responding to media queries about a press release issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said the temple’s structure was damaged on July 21, due to torrential rains. “The local…
The Hindu temple at Adda Siraj in Pakistan's Narowal district was recently damaged by torrential rains, according to a Foreign Office spokesperson. The claim that the temple was demolished is "false and politically motivated," according to the spokesperson, Sajjad Haider Khan. The temple's structure was damaged on July 21, following heavy rainfall.
Local authorities have already surveyed the damage and are working on restoring the building. Khan emphasized that India was making "deliberate distortion of facts" and resorting to "cheap gimmicks." He urged the international community to hold India accountable for its "systematic persecution of minorities" and state-sponsored attacks against their places of worship.
Khan also mentioned the "weaponisation of Hindutva ideology" against minorities by India. He expressed concern over misleading reports of the alleged destruction of the historic Hindu temple, stating that the international community should not allow India's actions to go unchallenged.
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