India lodges protest with Pakistan over vandalisation of temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India has lodged a protest with Pakistan over the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in Karak district within the northwest Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sources stated on Friday.
The protest was conveyed to Pakistan by diplomatic channels, they stated.

On Wednesday, the temple was vandalised by a mob, protesting in opposition to its growth work.
Over 30 folks, largely members of a radical Islamist social gathering, have been arrested over the assault, Pakistani officers stated on Thursday.
The assault on the temple in Terri village of Karak district drew sturdy condemnation from human rights activists and Hindu neighborhood leaders.
On Thursday, the provincial authorities ordered authorities to reconstruct the broken temple because it vowed to convey the culprits to justice.
According to the native police, they arrested greater than 30 folks, together with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Rehmat Salam Khattak, in in a single day raids.
Over 350 folks have been named within the FIR, Provincial Police Chief KPK Sanaullah Abbasi has stated.

Abbasi stated all of the sections of legislation regarding terrorism have been included within the FIR in opposition to the accused.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court took notice of the assault on Thursday and ordered the native authorities to look earlier than the court docket on January 5.