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LAHORE, PAKISTAN, February 19, 2005: (HPI note: Any news report from the Pakistan media should be considered a government-sanctioned announcement and read accordingly)



In a significant move, the Pakistan government has allotted US$20,220 for the repair of Krishna Mandir on Ravi Road. The Daily Times quoted Syed Saeedul Hassan, the Punjab minister for Auqaf and religious affairs, on Friday as saying that the government would also spend $252,756 on a “Langar Khana” (public kitchen) at the Sikh sacred site of Punja Sahib at Hasanabdal and $84,252 on the Gurudwara’s marble flooring. According to him, the funds would be issued by the Evacuee Trust Property Board to restore the glory and sentiments attached to the Krishna Mandir. The minister also highlighted that Islam was a religion of tolerance and gives security to all non-Muslims. He called the minority communities to actively participate in the national development and take benefit from the government policies. The government was releasing necessary funds for the maintenance of the sacred sites and places of worship of non-Muslims.

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