Khyber Pakhthunkhwa News

The temple in Terri village was attacked by the mob after members of the Hindu community received permission from local authorities to renovate its decades-old building. Ministry of External Affairs conveyed its serious concerns to the Pakistan High Commission over the repeated instances of similar incidents and atrocities against the members of the minority community. 75 lakh Hindus live in Pakistan, making it the biggest minority community in the country.

A mob of over a hundred people led by local Muslim clerics had destroyed and set on fire a Hindu temple in the Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This act against the Hindu minority community has been widely condemned by human rights activists based in Pakistan and other parts of the world. The Supreme Court directed the relevant authorities to start rebuilding the Hindu shrine in two weeks.

A mild earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale on Sunday struck parts of northwestern Pakistan, meteorological office said.