Islamabad: Hindu community in Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan have asked the government to reclaim the land of the oldest temple, Shiva Temple Chiti Gati.
The Evacuee Trust Board sold part of the land, located in Mansehra, measuring approximately 500 square metres, to a local landlord about 25 years ago in violation of revenue laws.
The Hindus approached the landlord who then allowed them to use the temple, the Express Tribune reports.
According to the paper, Shiva Temple Society Pakistan President Sham Lal said that a civil law suit, however, remains pending with the Abbottabad bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) since then.
Though the Hindu community is thankful to the landlord, the insufficient space for the kitchen, bathing place, lodging and lavatories has been a permanent problem for years, Lal added.
The temple in Chiti Gati is the oldest in the country and dates back thousands of years.
(ANI)
