POLICE officials in Pakistan's Sindh province have deployed 400 police personnel and ordered a high-security alert at temples in the province after a gang attacked a Hindu temple with rocket launchers this week.
The assailants attacked the temple on Sunday (16) and adjoining homes belonging to Hindus in the Kashmore area of Sindh.
Sindh police chief Ghulam Nabi Memon has ordered a security high alert at temples in the region, the Geo News portal reported.
According to officials, 400 police personnel have been deployed to ensure the security of temples, the report said.
A lawmaker from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan, (MQM-P), Mangla Sharma, said heavily armed bandits from used rocket launchers to attack a temple in Sindh.
Sharma said the concerned community were living in fear after the incident.
Sindh minister for minorities affairs, Giyanchand Essrani, said the Muslim majority in Pakistan had maintained friendly ties with the religious minorities in the country.
Hindus form the biggest minority community in Pakistan and Karachi is home to many ancient Hindu temples.
The majority of Pakistan's Hindu population is settled in Sindh province where they share culture, traditions and language with Muslim residents.
Security alert in Pakistan’s Sindh province after temple attack
Assailants had attacked a temple and adjoining homes belonging to Hindus in the Kashmore area of Sindh on Sunday
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