Karachi: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed deep concern over the threat that extraction of granite in Tharparkar district in Sindh is posing to a highly revered Hindu temple which is also a part of our precious cultural heritage.
Published reports have said that path leading up to the Durga Mata mandir, situated on a hill in Nagarparkar, has been destroyed after a contractor used heavy machinery and dynamite to extract granite.
This affront to a heritage site had greatly encumbered pilgrims who had come to celebrate their annual Shivratri mela last month. Many of these pilgrims make a long journey from Nepal and India.
HRCP has strongly urged the Sindh government to take immediate notice of this important matter that relates to the preservation of the religious and cultural heritage of a minority community. It is the right of every community to freely articulate its cultural history and preserve its religious heritage, says a handout.
In a wider context, old temples that are located in Tharparkar are an integral part of our cultural and archeological heritage and must be preserved as a treasure that also asserts the identity of a religious minority. In fact, the threat to the Durga Mata temple should underline the need to preserve and protect the many archeological sites that certify the cultural diversity and values of tolerance and brotherhood in this ancient land that is now Pakistan.
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One should plan a trip to Nagarparker just after the Monsoon Rains.. its stunning beautiful.
Jai Hanuman Gyan Guna Sagar Jai Kipis Tihun Lok Ujgaar.
The above pray is for my vivid Siasat members who deem them selves judges over who is Pakistani and a Pakka Muslim.... [hilar]
Published reports have said that path leading up to the Durga Mata mandir, situated on a hill in Nagarparkar, has been destroyed after a contractor used heavy machinery and dynamite to extract granite.
This affront to a heritage site had greatly encumbered pilgrims who had come to celebrate their annual Shivratri mela last month. Many of these pilgrims make a long journey from Nepal and India.
HRCP has strongly urged the Sindh government to take immediate notice of this important matter that relates to the preservation of the religious and cultural heritage of a minority community. It is the right of every community to freely articulate its cultural history and preserve its religious heritage, says a handout.
In a wider context, old temples that are located in Tharparkar are an integral part of our cultural and archeological heritage and must be preserved as a treasure that also asserts the identity of a religious minority. In fact, the threat to the Durga Mata temple should underline the need to preserve and protect the many archeological sites that certify the cultural diversity and values of tolerance and brotherhood in this ancient land that is now Pakistan.
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One should plan a trip to Nagarparker just after the Monsoon Rains.. its stunning beautiful.
Jai Hanuman Gyan Guna Sagar Jai Kipis Tihun Lok Ujgaar.
The above pray is for my vivid Siasat members who deem them selves judges over who is Pakistani and a Pakka Muslim.... [hilar]
