Pakistan: Demolition of Hindu temple in Karachi

'Pakistan: Demolition of Hindu temple in Karachi'

A Hindu temple was vandalized in Karachi's Ranchod Line area on Monday.

According to local media reports, a man entered the temple and destroyed the idol of Hindu goddess Jogmaya with a hammer. The mob caught the accused and handed him over to the police. A case has been registered against the accused under sections related to blasphemy.



Condemning the incident, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa called it a government-backed terror against minorities in Pakistan.



It is noteworthy that attacks on places of worship of religious minorities have increased in Pakistan in recent years. It has been consistently condemned by the international community.