Tuesday, September 13, 2022Islamabad: The Pakistani capital’s non-Muslim residents, particularly Hindus, are resenting what they see as the government’s total surrender before a handful of religious leaders and politicians opposing the construction of the first Hindu temple, ‘Krishna Mandir’, in Islamabad.A director of the Building Control Department, Capital Development Authority (CDA), along with staff from his department, visited the site in Sector H-9/2, Islamabad, on Friday and stopped construction of the boundary wall there.“The construction work can be undertaken in Islamabad only...…Tuesday, September 13, 2022Islamabad: The Pakistani capital’s non-Muslim residents, particularly Hindus, are resenting what they see as the government’s total surrender before a handful of religious leaders and politicians opposing the construction of the first Hindu temple, ‘Krishna Mandir’, in Islamabad.A director of the Building Control Department, Capital Development Authority (CDA), along with staff from his department, visited the site in Sector H-9/2, Islamabad, on Friday and stopped construction of the boundary wall there.“The construction work can be undertaken in Islamabad only...WW…

Wednesday, September 14, 2022Islamabad: A local lawyer from Islamabad has challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) the federal government’s decision to construct a temple for the Hindu community of Islamabad.In Tuesday’s hearing, the petitioner claimed that a temple for Hindus already existed in the model village of Saidpur (a tourist site in Islamabad) and the government, instead of constructing a new temple, should renovate the existing one.Prime Minister Imran Khan and officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry, Interior Ministry, Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chairman of...…Wednesday, September 14, 2022Islamabad: A local lawyer from Islamabad has challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) the federal government’s decision to construct a temple for the Hindu community of Islamabad.In Tuesday’s hearing, the petitioner claimed that a temple for Hindus already existed in the model village of Saidpur (a tourist site in Islamabad) and the government, instead of constructing a new temple, should renovate the existing one.Prime Minister Imran Khan and officials of the Religious Affairs Ministry, Interior Ministry, Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chairman of...WW…