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<strong>Hamza Ameer</strong></p>
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Unidentified assailants ransacked a 74-year-old Hindu temple located in Rawalpind&#39;s Purana Qila area.</p>
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As per the police authorities, a case has been registered at the Bani Gala station against the attack which took place early Sunday morning.</p>
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The authorities said that the temple was being restored and construction and repair work was underway since the last one month.</p>
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It was further revealed that due to the restoration process, there were no religious rituals taking place in the temple, nor were there any idols in the premises.</p>
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&quot;Ten to 12 people came and ransacked the doors and stairs of the temple on its outer side, which affected the construction work,&quot; Syed Raza Abbas, Assistant Security Officer, Evacue Trust Property, Northern Zone, Rawalpindi, said.</p>
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Temple administrator Om Prakash revealed that security has been deployed at his house as well as the temple following the incident.</p>
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The attack on the Hindu temple is not the first as miscreants have attacked many others in different parts of the country in the past.</p>
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The Hindu community of Pakistan has called on the government to ensure safety and security of their religious sites and facilitate them in performing their religious rituals.</p>
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In December 2020, a religious cleric had inflamed supporters and followers in attacking a historic site in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province, triggering the government to take steps to not only secure the site, but also renovating it.</p>
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Pakistan has faced global criticism over its treatment of the Hindu minorities, who have been subjected to forced conversions, kidnapping, brutal assaults and attacks on religious sites.</p>
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