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The Pakistani Foreign Office rejected Indian claims that a Hindu temple in Narowal was deliberately destroyed to make way for an adjoining seminary, calling them "false and politically motivated". The Indian Ministry of External Affairs had condemned what it called a "reprehensible act of vandalism" and urged the Pakistani government to investigate. According to Pakistan's Foreign Office, torrential rains damaged the temple on July 21, and local authorities have already begun restoring the building. The spokesperson accused India of distorting facts and perpetuating a record of systematic persecution against minorities, including Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians.

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The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) accused Pakistan's government of deliberately demolishing a Hindu temple in Narowal, calling it an act of vandalism. However, the Pakistani Foreign Office (FO) strongly denied these claims, saying they are "false and politically motivated". The FO spokesperson stated that the over-a-century-old temple was actually damaged by torrential rains on July 21, and local authorities have begun restoring the building. Pakistan's government said India is "distorting facts and resorting to cheap gimmicks", while also condemning India's own record of persecution against minority communities, such as Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians. The FO spokesperson emphasized that the world should hold Indian leaders accountable for these human rights abuses.

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“The world is well aware of the weaponisation of Hindutva ideology against minorities, and must hold the Indian leadership accountable for the persecution of Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities,” the FO spokesperson concluded.

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FO says Indian claims about Hindu temple in Narowal 'false, politically motivated' · mixed framing

The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday rejected claims made by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) regarding a Hindu temple in Narowal as “false and politically motivated”, adding that the neighbouring country was “distorting facts and resorting to cheap gimmicks”. uncertain

country → reject → gimmicks

According to the government, the over-a-century-old temple in Siraj village had collapsed following torrential rains. uncertain

temple → accord → rains

A minority rights group, however, claimed that the structure was deliberately razed to facilitate the expansion of an adjoining seminary. asserted

structure → claim → seminary

Subsequently, the Indian MEA issued a statement calling on the government to conduct a prompt and transparent investigation, condemning what it called a “reprehensible act of vandalism”. asserted

it → issue → vandalism

In a statement shared on the social media platform X, FO Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan categorically rejected “the false and politically motivated assertions” made by India regarding the temple in Narowal. asserted

Pakistan → share → Narowal

He said, unlike the “false propaganda” being peddled by India, the temple’s structure was damaged on July 21 due to torrential rains. asserted

structure → say → rains

“The local authorities have already surveyed the rain damage and initiated steps for the restoration of the building,” the spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → survey → building

“It is, therefore, shameful that India is distorting facts and resorting to cheap gimmicks,” he added. asserted

he → distort → gimmicks

The FO spokesperson said the “deliberate distortion of facts” could not distract attention from India’s “abysmal record of systematic persecution of minorities and state-sponsored attacks against their places of worship”. uncertain

distortion → say → worship

spokesperson → hold → communities

FO says Indian claims about Hindu temple in Narowal 'false, politically motivated'

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