With the help of a minority member of parliament, Isphanyar Bhandara, the community has been able to win a temporary stay on the eviction - the army has offered resettlement.
Source/Credit: BBC News
By Amber Shamsi | August 28, 2014
A poor Hindu community is facing eviction from an area in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi where its members have lived for more than 80 years.
The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), an engineering branch of the army, plans to build a barracks and educational complex by demolishing the main Hindu temple that serves the minority community and 53 slum dwellings.
With the help of a minority member of parliament, Isphanyar Bhandara, the community has been able to win a temporary stay on the eviction - the army has offered resettlement.
However, the community is reluctant to leave the well-guarded Gracy Lines area, given the threats to minorities in Pakistan, and because of an association that goes back generations.
The BBC tried to get in touch with the Pakistan army's media wing for comment but calls were not returned. [ more ... ]
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