Pakistan
Ransacking of Hindu temple: NA passes unanimous resolution, batters attack
Islamabad: The National Assembly on Friday passed a unanimous resolution to condemn Wednesday's attack on a Hindu temple by a charged mob in Bhong village of Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab.
The violent incident saw hundreds of people vandalising the temple and block the Sukkur-Multan Motorway (M-5) after a nine-year-old Hindu boy, who allegedly urinated in a local seminary, was granted bail by a local court.
Federal Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan moved the resolution.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had also condemned the incident and issued instructions to bring the culprits to justice.
Accoridng to the resolution, "the Constitution of Pakistan provides complete protection to the rights of minorities and this House also affirms that rights of minorities and their places of worship will be fully protected. The whole nation and government are united on this point."
"Islam completely protects the rights of minorities. The House reassures the Hindu community and Pakistan Hindu Council of their safety," the resolution further reads.
Ali Mohammad Khan, in his comments to the House, said: "Whoever has done this action in Bhong has nothing to do with Islam or humanity. Religious scholars have strictly condemned this."
He further said a range of officials from the prime minister to top officeholders of the provincial governments had lamented the incident.
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