ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has instituted Hindu Mandir Management Committee, thefirst-ever body of Hindu leaders, to take care of the minority community’stemples.
Report of* The Hindu* cited that the Ministry of Religious Affairs formedthe Pakistan Hindu Mandir Management Committee on the pattern of thealready working Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri chaired the inauguralmeeting of the Pakistan Hindu Temple Management Committee in which EvacueeTrust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Asif Hashmi briefed the officials onthe matters.
Dewan Chand Chawla, Haroon Sarab Dayal, Mohandas, Naranjan Kumar, MeghaArora, Amit Shadani, Ashok Kumar, Versi Mill Dewani, and Amar Nath Randhawaare body members while it is headed by Krishna Sharma.
Qadri speaking on the occasion said the committee will look after mattersrelated to Hindu places of worship in the Muslim majority country. He saidthat the formation of the committee will be instrumental in resolving theissues of the Pakistani.
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Hindu Mandir Management Committee will act as a bridge between thenon-Muslim population and the state, he said while adding that efforts werebeing made for the welfare of the non-Muslim population in light of thevision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Most of the country’s Hindus migrated from India after partition and alarge number of Hindu members are settled in Sindh province where theyshare culture, traditions, and language with Muslim residents.
Last year, Pakistan’s state-run council of clerics, which advises thegovernment on religious issues, has given its approval for the constructionof a new temple for minority Hindus, ruling that Islamic law allowsminorities a place of worship.
