Pakistan seals 200-year-old Ram Leela temple in Dera Ismail Khan after demolition attempt
Residents stopped an attempt to demolish the temple in Rahim Bazaar, Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to make way for a commercial plaza.
- ETV Bharat (PTI)
Residents stopped an attempt to demolish the temple in Rahim Bazaar, Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to make way for a commercial plaza. The local administration took custody on Saturday and the Evacuee Trust Property Board then sealed it.
Haroon Sarab Dial of the All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement asked for a probe into religious properties allegedly occupied or sold illegally between 2013 and 2026.
Key data
About 400 buildings in Dera Ismail Khan are listed as heritage by the ETPB. Governor's rule in KP since 11 Oct.
Why it matters
Hindu sites in Pakistan face repeated encroachment. Sealing saves the structure for now, but ownership and the legality of the construction remain unresolved.
GK: did you know?
Pakistan's Evacuee Trust Property Board was created in 1960 to manage properties left behind by Hindus and Sikhs who migrated to India at Partition.
