First Hindu temple being constructed in Islamabad

A Hindu temple is being constructed in the federal capital making it the first temple to be built in the city since independence.

According to details, the temple will be constructed in the H-9/2 area of Islamabad. The groundbreaking ceremony for the temple was performed by Parliamentary Secretary on Human Rights Lal Chand Malhi on Tuesday. Others present on the occasion were Hindu Panchayat’s Pritam Das, Mahesh Chaudhry, Ashok Kumar, and Chaman Lal.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had allotted a plot of 4 marlas to the Islamabad Hindu Panchayat in 2017 following the orders of the National Commission for Human Rights.

At present, there is no functional temple in Islamabad for the worship of the Hindu community. Speaking during the function, Lal Chand said that India is busy preventing minorities from going to the mosque in Indian occupied Kashmir. He added, “On the other hand, we are constructing Shri Krishna Mandir in Islamabad.”

MNA Lal Chand said that the Muslims in India were being prevented from going to mosques but here in Pakistan the Hindu community was able to build a temple, “which proves the accommodative policy of Pakistan”.

Meanwhile, the Panchayat has named the temple of Islamabad as Shri Krishna Mandir. The 20,000 square feet plot in H-9/2 was allotted to Hindu Panchayat by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in 2017 on the orders of the National Commission for Human Rights.

However, construction work was delayed due to fulfillment of other formalities including the approval of the site map and documents from CDA and other relevant authorities.

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