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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Pakistan seals 200-year-old Hindu temple after bid to demolish it for plaza

Peshawar: Authorities in Pakistan have sealed a nearly 200-year-old Hindu temple following protests by members of the Hindu community and civil society activists after an attempt was made to demolish the historic structure to make way for a commercial plaza.

The Ram Leela Temple in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was taken into official custody by the local administration on Saturday and subsequently sealed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), officials said.

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