Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s Punjab government why Hindu temples in the province did not have idols, The Express Tribune reported.
A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, raised the subject while hearing a case it had initiated to find out why the pond of the Katas Raj Temples was drying up.
The Katas Raj Temples are several Hindu temples in the Chakwal district. They are connected to each other by walkways and form a complex surrounding a pond called Katas. The pond is believed to have been created from the teardrops of Shiva and Hindus consider is sacred.
The Supreme Court said Hindus from the around the world visited the temples. “What impression of Pakistan would they have if they do not find idols in the temples?” the court asked, according to the report.
Cement factories near the pond are accused of drawing water from it, leading it to dry up. The court has asked the provincial government and the factory to fill up the pond within a week, Pakistan Today reported.
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