Pakistani Hindus protest destruction of temple by builder in southern city of Karachi
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Hindus in Karachi are demanding retribution after one of their temples and some nearby houses were destroyed.
Pakistani Hindus have increasingly complained of discrimination and harassment in Muslim-dominated Pakistan.
Residents and members of the Hindu community said Sunday a builder with a police escort razed the small temple and some surrounding buildings.
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Residents protested at the Karachi Press Club Sunday, demanding compensation as well as return of religious materials.
Ramesh Kumar Vankwani from the Pakistan Hindu Council said there is a long-running legal dispute between the builder and residents over the land, but it belongs to the Hindu residents.
Zeenat Ahmad, who runs the department in charge of military land, said a court order allowed some of the buildings to be razed, but she denied the temple was damaged.