Uproar over 100-year-old temple in Pakistan; India issues strong rebuke and demands action against the culprits.

Uproar over 100-year-old temple in Pakistan; India issues strong rebuke and demands action against the culprits.

A dispute has intensified regarding a Hindu temple—estimated to be between 100 and 125 years old—in the Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Reports indicate that this historic temple, located in Siraj village, was demolished on August 21. Minority rights organizations and local residents in Pakistan allege that the temple was deliberately razed to repurpose the land for an adjacent madrasa. However, Pakistani officials maintain that the structure was not demolished by anyone but collapsed due to heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, minority groups assert that there was a pre-existing dispute concerning the temple’s land and the surrounding property.