In a first, Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to get Hindu temple, crematorium

New Delhi: The Hindu community living in the Pakistan capital will soon get a proper temple, allowing them to offer their religious rituals without having to travel out of this city anymore, besides a crematorium – the first in the city.

The Islamabad Hindu Panchayat has named the temple in Islamabad as Shri Krishna Mandir, to be constructed in a covered area of at least 20,000 square feet in H-9/2. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) allotted the area in 2017 as per the orders of the National Commission for Human Rights.

A simple ground breaking ceremony was held in Islamabad’s H-9 sector area, allocating at least 4 kanal land for the construction of the first proper Hindu temple of the capital.

According to Religious Affairs Minister Pir Noorul Haq Qadri, the government will bear the construction cost, presently estimated to be Rs 10 crore.