For information can someone tell how many Hindu temples were in Pakistan in 1947, and how many exist today?
In India it was never made an issue; hence it is difficult to get correct information.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/170800/HTM05.htm
“According to Saquib Malik, the features editor of Karachi’s Herald monthly, in the year immediately following partition, most Karachi temples were converted into government schools while some became private residences. The remaining temples remained more or less undisturbed. What is most unfortunate, according to the celebrated columnists of Karachi Dawn English daily Nahid Riyaz, is that the few remaining temples have always been under threat from the city’s notorious land mafia. In many instances, the courtyards and grounds surrounding these structures have already been commandeered.” http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1994/msg00365.html
‘Following statistics was given in the Indian Parliament during question and answer session by the external affairs ministry. As usual the biased press coverage on this was minimal and presented merely as a 1-2 inch column length in the middle pages.
After the Dec.6,1992 incident in Ayodhya, India (destruction of the disputed Babri mosque) Anti-Hindu forces in the rest of the world reacted as follows:
Pakistan - 242 temples damaged/ destroyed.
Bangla Desh- 357 temples damaged/ destroyed. Also included among these was the famous Dhakeshwari temple of Dhaka. This temple was first built in 15th century and was NOT a disputed structure.’
These questions I raised on Hindukush matters but instead of cheap arguments, nothing informative I got.
Rgds
In India it was never made an issue; hence it is difficult to get correct information.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/170800/HTM05.htm
“According to Saquib Malik, the features editor of Karachi’s Herald monthly, in the year immediately following partition, most Karachi temples were converted into government schools while some became private residences. The remaining temples remained more or less undisturbed. What is most unfortunate, according to the celebrated columnists of Karachi Dawn English daily Nahid Riyaz, is that the few remaining temples have always been under threat from the city’s notorious land mafia. In many instances, the courtyards and grounds surrounding these structures have already been commandeered.” http://www.hindunet.org/alt_hindu/1994/msg00365.html
‘Following statistics was given in the Indian Parliament during question and answer session by the external affairs ministry. As usual the biased press coverage on this was minimal and presented merely as a 1-2 inch column length in the middle pages.
After the Dec.6,1992 incident in Ayodhya, India (destruction of the disputed Babri mosque) Anti-Hindu forces in the rest of the world reacted as follows:
Pakistan - 242 temples damaged/ destroyed.
Bangla Desh- 357 temples damaged/ destroyed. Also included among these was the famous Dhakeshwari temple of Dhaka. This temple was first built in 15th century and was NOT a disputed structure.’
These questions I raised on Hindukush matters but instead of cheap arguments, nothing informative I got.
Rgds
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