Pakistani Hindus Refuse To Stop Construction Of Lord Krishna Temple Despite Fatwa, Islamist Threats

The small Hindu community in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad has refused to be cowed down by a fatwa and threats by Islamic fundamentalists and has announced that it is going ahead with its plans to construct a new Hindu temple, Times of India has reported.

A 20,000 square feet land was recent allotted to the Hindu community in Islamabad by the Pakistani government and it was decided that a Krishna temple will be built on the site.

Radicals in Pakistan though soon started to oppose this move and a prominent religious school in the country issued a “fatwa” against the idea, calling it “un-Islamic”.

Despite these threats national assembly member Lal Chand Malhi has assured that the work on the temple is continuing in full swing.

This is the first time a Hindu temple is being built in Pakistan's capital. Earlier there were two Hindu temples in the city, one of them is locked in litigation and the other was converted into a tourist place.