HC moved against construction of temple at H-9.

ISLAMABAD -- A writ petition challenging the government's decision to construct a Hindu temple in the federal capital was Monday moved before the Islamabad High Court.

The petitioner ChaudharyTanveerAkhtar filed the petition and cited Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Federal Minister for Interior, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and chairman CDA board as respondents.

Tanveer stated in his petition that he came to know that CDA had allotted some portion of land for construction of a Hindu temple in sector H-9 of Islamabad and now the government of Pakistan is going to raise the construction of the temple from treasury of the government.

He adopted that the state is responsible to provide the health, education and justice for public but this directive on the part of respondents has raised a lot of questions. 'The district judiciary Islamabad is functioning in rented premises since long ago, government has failed to provide the facility of construction of judicial complex and public are suffering from one door to other door,' maintained the petition.

The petition added that the public of Pakistan are suffering and the respondents are going to construct the temple in a sensitive area. The petitioner argued that the respondents are committing an illegal and wrong act as the sector H-9 is acquired by the CDA and...