Construction Work begins on Shri Krishna Mandir (Hindu temple) in Islamabad

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Foundation stone laid for the first Hindu temple in Islamabad, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A Hindu temple (Shri Krishna Mandir) is being constructed in the federal capital Islamabad for the first time after 1947.

A ceremony to mark the commencement of construction work on the temple in H-9/2 area of the capital was held on Tuesday. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Parliamentary Secretary on Human Rights Lal Chand Malhi performed the groundbreaking.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had allotted a 20,000 square feet plot to Hindu Panchayat in 2017 for the purpose on the directives of the National Commission for Human Rights.

Construction work suffered delays owing to fulfillment of certain formalities, including the approval of the site map and other documents by the authorities concerned. The temple complex will include a cremation site and separate structures for other religious rituals.

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The temple has been named Shri Krishna Mandir.