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US President Joe Biden has a Dr Manmohan Singh moment, seems to read instructions off the teleprompter during his speech

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US President Joe Biden has a Dr Manmohan Singh moment, seems to read instructions off the teleprompter during his speech

The United States President Joe Biden seemed to have had a “Dr Manmohan Singh moment” on Tuesday while reading a speech off a teleprompter about the rising gas prices. Biden recited ‘end of quote’ after referencing a statement made by the CEO of Walmart during his speech.

“And, by the way, you may have heard the CEO of Walmart yesterday on the steps we’ve taken. He said, and I quote, ‘The combination of private enterprise and government working together has been really successful,’” Biden said in the speech.

“He went on to say, “All the way through the supply chain, there’s… a lot of innovation.” Because of the actions we’ve taken, things have begun to change. End of quote.”

Biden then went on to the next sentence. However, the faux pas of mentioning ‘End of quote’ during his speech was not lost on the listeners, who compared him with Roy Burgandy, the fictional newscaster from the movie “Anchorman” after he recited the words “end of quote” after referring to a statement made by the CEO of Walmart.

The faux pas by Biden reminds one of PM Manmohan Singh’s ‘Theek Hai?’ remark

Back in India, Biden’s gaffe called to mind the embarrassing incident when former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh interrogatively asked “theek hai?” to DD staffers after they recorded his statement to the nation on the Delhi rape incident in December 2012.

Delhi was convulsed with the horrifying gang rape and torture of a girl in a moving bus on the night of December 16, 2012, prompting widespread protests over the safety of women in the country. As demonstrations and protests turned violent, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed the nation asking people to maintain peace after bouts of violence during the protests in Delhi against the rape of a student. 

Singh ended his minute-long address to the nation by asking “theek hai?” to the people who were recording his message. The question was meant for the broadcasters but was inadvertently aired on national television, drawing a severe backlash on social media where people slammed the Prime Minister for displaying casual apathy towards the plight of women in the country. 

‘Theek Hai’ instantly became the top trending hashtags on Twitter, with people using the words to take a sarcastic dig at PM Manmohan Singh for his remarks during the address to the nation on the brutal rape of a 23-year-old girl in the national capital. 

Simple arithmetic has offended the wokes in USA. Here is how

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Simple arithmetic has offended the wokes in USA. Here is how

The wokes in America are offended and other wokes have apologised for offending the wokes because of a very simple arithmetic.

Here is what happened.

Women’s March is a movement of protests that were triggered after Donald Trump’s swearing in ceremony as US President on 21st January 2017. On November 24, 2021, their official Twitter account tweeted an apology for an email they had sent out to subscribers.

Women’s March apologised for an email sent which mentioned that average donation this week was USD 14.92. They said that it was an oversight to not make the connection to ‘the year of colonization, conquest, and genocide for Indigenous people, especially before Thanksgiving’.

Turns out, the wokes in America got upset that Women’s March got average donation of USD 14.92. Because 1492 is the year when Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered America when he was out looking for India. He reached America on 12th October, 1492 for the first time and subsequently established colonies.

That the wokes at Women’s March did not correlate the donation amount received to the year Columbus arrived in America upset other wokes so much that well, they apologised.

To put things into perspective, if Ichhadhari protestor currently in form of ‘farmer’ Yogendra Yadav were to organise a fundraiser and say 125 people contribute Rs 2,480 to it, it would average to a donation money of Rs 19.84 per person. If Yogendra Yadav were woke Women’s March, he would have connected it to the year 1984 when Operation Blue Star was carried out by Indira Gandhi government to snuff out Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from Golden Temple, Amritsar followed by her assassination and subsequent anti-Sikh riots across India.

Except, Yogendra Yadav, despite protesting for various causes as per flavour of the season, would not even be able to raise Rs 100 on his own. This is fact because he himself has accepted how his fundraisers are as big a joke as his protests.

Back in 2019 ahead of Haryana Assembly elections, Yogendra Yadav had endorsed ‘environmentalist’ Tejpal Yadav as one of his party candidates. While taking to Twitter, he pleaded for monetary support from his like-minded followers. But, he was up for a rude shock when he only ₹50 for his supposed ‘green politics’.

Govt to table bill on cryptocurrency, speculations over ban on ‘private cryptocurrencies’ cause dip in the market

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Govt to table bill on cryptocurrency, speculations over ban on ‘private cryptocurrencies’ cause dip in the market

The union govt is reportedly going to table a Bill in the winter session of Parliament aiming to create a facilitative framework for the creation of official digital currency to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

As per the description of the Bill available, the ‘The Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021’ would seek a ban on all private cryptocurrencies. However, there would be certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses. The winter session will commence on November 29.

After the information about the Bill was made public, the major digital currencies saw a fall of around 15 per cent and more. However, later it recovered, and currently, three out of the top five cryptocurrencies are showing a rise in the price. Bitcoin is down by a little over 1%, and Solana is down by around 0.70%. On the other hand, Ethereum, Binance Coin and Tether are up by 1.70%, 2.50% and 0.11%, respectively.

Cryptocurrencies saw a dip in the price after reports of The Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 were made public. Source: coinmarketcap.com

In recent times, the Reserve Bank has voiced its concerns about private cryptocurrencies. Since the beginning of 2021, the price of Bitcoin has almost doubled its price of 2020. As per experts, there are around 15-20 million investors in India who have crypto holdings worth Rs. 40,000 crore.

Shaktikanta Das, the governor, RBI, had warned that cryptocurrencies pose a serious threat to financial stability. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his concerns about cryptocurrencies during his keynote address at the Sydney Dialogue on November 18. He had urged all countries to ensure cryptocurrencies do not fall into the wrong hands.

Last week, BJP leader Jayant Sinha chaired the Standing Committee on Finance meeting where they discussed the cryptocurrencies with the stakeholders, including representatives from crypto exchanges, blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), and others. The committee concluded that cryptocurrencies should not be banned but regulated.

Notably, in 2018, the RBI had put a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies in India. However, in March 2021, the Supreme Court set aside the order and allowed banks and entities regulated by RBI from providing services associated with cryptocurrencies.

While the crypto investors in India showed concerns since the announcement of the Bill, it is noteworthy that the definition of private cryptocurrency is yet to be clarified by the Centre. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and others are based on public blockchain networks. While these networks provide anonymity to users, they are traceable. On the other hand, Cryptocurrencies like Monero, Dash and others are based on the private network, thus providing privacy to the investors.

Unlike China, India is not planning to put a blanket ban on Cryptocurrencies, but the idea seems to get it regularised. Nischal Shetty, CEO of WazirX, said in a tweet, “The crypto regulation bill has been listed for the winter session. The description hasn’t changed much. There will be speculation on both sides. The good thing is more people within the government are aware of how crypto works.” WazirX is the largest crypto exchange platform in India. In a follow-up tweet, he asked the investors to not panic.

While talking to CNBC TV18, Jayant Sinha had emphasised that innovation and regulation should be balanced. He added that various exchanges together have around 15 million KYC-approved users with an investment worth $6 billion.

The government is not only concerned about Cryptocurrencies going in the wrong hands but also about the misleading advertisements that have popped up in recent times promising steady returns to the investors. Banks are also informing their customers to beware of such advertisements.

As per Economic Times, Axis Bank managing director Amitabh Chaudhry said, “Our worry is that we can put all sorts of algorithms to trace customers who are putting money in crypto and have conversations with them to be careful, beyond that we can’t do much because it’s depositors’ money. I really worry when you see the ads because they seem to be indicating as if it’s like a deposit. One advertisement I saw said that the returns are four times that of fixed-deposit rates.”

US invites 110 nations including Taiwan, to virtual summit on democracy, China and Turkey missing from the list

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US invites 110 nations including Taiwan, to virtual summit on democracy, China and Turkey missing from the list

United States President Joe Biden has invited 110 nations to a virtual summit for democracy scheduled for December 9-10, 2021. While its major Western allies, India, Israel, African nations and Taiwan, are included in the list, China has not been invited for the same. The State Department issued the list of participating countries on its website on Tuesday (local time).

From the Middle East, Iraq and Israel are participating in the summit. Interestingly, Arab allies of the US, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, are also missing from the list. From Africa, several nations, including Nigeria, South Africa and Niger, are among the invitees.

In the Indian subcontinent, while India, Pakistan are there in the list, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are missing.

Turkey, a NATO nation, is also missing from the list.

The Summit for Democracy

The summit was announced in August this year. At that time, the White House said the meeting would “galvanize commitments and initiatives across three principal themes: defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights.” According to the State Department’s website, the main focus of the summit would remain around the challenges and opportunities facing democracies. It would provide a platform for the leaders to announce commitments, reforms and initiatives to ‘defend democracy and human rights at home and abroad’.

The US administration has planned to consult experts from multilateral organizations, philanthropies, civil society, and the private sector to table practicable and bold ideas around defending against authoritarianism, addressing and fighting corruption and promoting respect for human rights.

US-China relationships

Though it was believed that after President Biden took over the US administration, its relationship with China would improve. However, things did not work the way anticipated. Recently, reports suggested that the US would boycott Beijing Olympics scheduled for 2022. As per a report by the Washington Post, the US is pegged not to send a delegation to China where the games are just three months away in February 2022. As per the report, while the American athletes will take part in the games, the official delegation of the United States, as well as state politicians, will not attend the ceremony.

Kerala: Christian groups launch a campaign to identify hotels and restaurants owned by non-Muslims for ‘spit free food’

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Kerala: Christian groups launch a campaign to identify hotels and restaurants owned by non-Muslims for ‘spit free food’

Earlier this month, a video of a Muslim man allegedly spitting in the plate of food had rekindled the debate surrounding the unhygienic practices adopted by some Muslim cooks while preparing food. After the video went viral on social media, Christian groups in Kerala reportedly launched a campaign to identify hotels owned by non-Muslims and urged their followers to visit only these hotels for ‘spit-free food’.

Social media pages of Christian groups such as ‘Soldiers of Cross’ shared lists of Kerala hotels that served “spit-free food”. These lists included hotels owned by Hindus or Christians in different districts across the state that they call “spit-free hotels”. 

A report published by The News Minute said both Hindu and Christian Groups have been leading the campaign against Muslim hotel-owners. However, OpIndia could not independently verify if Hindu groups were also involved in creating the awareness of the menace that is being reported from various parts of the country.

‘Soldiers of Cross’, a Christian Group, has been sharing a district-wise list of Hindu-Christian owned hotels that they assert are ‘spit and mucus’ free. The lists are being widely circulated on Facebook, Whatsapp groups, and other social media platforms, where users are exhorting others of patronising only those restaurants that follow higher standards of hygiene practices as against those who might be serving their patrons with spit food. 

‘Soldiers of Cross’ shares a list of hotels owned by Hindus and Christians in Kozhikode(Image Courtesy: The News Minute)

As a part of its campaign to create awareness among patrons, the group is also asking people to avoid hotels and restaurants with ‘halal’ signboards, asserting that ‘spit food’ is being served there. 

Increasing instances of Muslim cooks found allegedly spitting in food

The “spit-free” food campaign was launched in the wake of a viral video that showed a Muslim man allegedly spitting in food while preparing it. Habitual fake news peddler and an apologist for Islamists, Alt News defended the perverse practice by proffering a bizarre argument in its defence. In the article, Alt News tried to justify the act of ‘spitting’ by passing it off as blowing air onto food.

Notably, this is not the first time that Muslim cooks have been under the spotlight for spitting or applying saliva while preparing food. There have umpteen videos shot in different parts of the country where Muslim cooks are seen spitting in the food. On November 15, just a week after the aforementioned video started doing the rounds on the internet, another video of a cook—from a Muslim hotel in Ghaziabad—spitting on the dough before preparing rotis went viral on social media. 

In October 2021, a similar video had surfaced on social media in which a man was seen spitting on roti at a Dhaba in Ghaziabad. The accused arrested in the case was identified as Tamizuddin. Hindu Raksha Dal had filed a complaint in the matter. The video was of Chicken Point in Panchvati Ahimsa Vatika market at Bhatia Mod. Not only several cases of cooks spitting on roti have emerged in recent times but incidents of spitting had come to light while packing food items as well.

In March 2021, the Ghaziabad police arrested one Mohammad Mohsin after a video of him making rotis while spitting on them at an engagement ceremony went viral on the microblogging site. The incident purportedly took place on March 11 in the Bhojpur area of Ghaziabad district. The cook identified as Mohammad Mohsin in seen making rotis and spitting on them.

In the last week of March, another man named Mohammad Khalik was arrested from the national capital after a video of him spitting on the dough while preparing rotis in a tandoor had gone viral on the internet. The Delhi Police took cognisance of the viral video and arrested the cook named Mohammad Khalik.

In yet another case of a cook spitting on rotis from March 2021, Delhi Police arrested two persons named Mohammad Ibrahim and Anwar after a video of them applying saliva on dough of the rotis had gone viral on the internet. In the video that had gone viral, one of the two men was seen spitting on the rotis before putting them in a tandoor. It was then reported that the video was from a hotel in Seelampur in Delhi.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says India has become slave of USA, claims defense spending is empowering Army to destroy the world

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Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says India has become slave of USA, claims defense spending is empowering Army to destroy the world

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar while speaking at a seminar on Monday said that India has become slaves of America and lamented about the worsening ties with China and Russia.

He said, “In the last 7 years, we’ve seen that there is no talk of non-alignment & peace. We behave like we are slaves of Americans, begging for protection from China… Our relations with Russia has suffered a massive blow after 2014.”

According to Mani Shankar Aiyar, there has been no talks of peace and non-alignment during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government and an increase in talks with the United States. The Congress leader said that India has sought help from the United States for protection against China which has caused a major disruption in India’s relationship with Russia. He further said that the Congress leaders were not responsible for decisions taken by the Modi government.

Notably, Aiyar had also tried to undermine the Indian Army and suggested lesser spending on Defence saying, “Work in a focused manner to make us prosperous. But instead of that, we are spending crores to empower the army to destroy the world. The amount we are investing in defence equipment to annihilate the world, if we used that in education, health, and nutrition, we can remove the world from poverty. We should spend for maintaining peace.”

Woman accuses Football legend Maradona of raping her when she was 16 years old

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Woman accuses Football legend Maradona of raping her when she was 16 years old

A Cuban woman named Mavys Alvarez has accused Diego Maradona of raping her when she was a teenager, according to reports.

Alvarez also accused that the Fidel Castro government in Cuba including Maradona’s close associates like former manager Guillermo Coppola covered up what happened during her relationship with the late footballer. She has claimed that Maradona subjected her to physical and sexual abuse when she was 16 years old and introduced her to drug addiction.

Alvarez said, “I was dazzled, he swept me off my feet by giving me flowers, taking me out for walks and everything was beautiful, he painted this picture. But two months passed, and everything began to change quite a lot. I mean, I loved him but hated him too. I even thought about committing suicide.”

Alvarez had previously told the media that the 5 years of relationship between her and Maradona was consensual but that Maradona had forced him on her atleast once. Alvarez had testified last week before an Argentinian court and made allegations of human trafficking against Maradona’s former entourage. The court is investigating her allegations.

Alvarez’s complaint referred to the year 2001, when Maradona was in Cuba undergoing treatment for his drug addiction. She said in a press conference that the late footballer had raped her in a clinic in Havana while her mother was in the next room.

She said, “He covers my mouth, he rapes me, I don’t want to think about it too much,” adding, “I stopped being a girl, all my innocence was stolen from me. It’s hard. You stop living the innocent things that a girl of that age has to experience.” As per reports, Alvarez had first met Maradona in Cuba during that time and then she was taken to Argentina.

She had further stated that her family did not stop her from dating Maradona because Fidel Castro’s government was involved saying, “They were forced in another way to accept a relationship that was not good for them, or for anyone.” She claimed that Maradona forced her to take cocaine.

Alvarez said that she plans to help victims of trafficking in the future and the unfortunate women who have fallen prey to it. Diego Maradona passed away in November, 2020.

Uttar Pradesh: Man found alive in mortuary after 7 hours slips into coma, family prays for recovery

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Uttar Pradesh: Man found alive in mortuary after 7 hours slips into coma, family prays for recovery

Srikesh Kumar, the 40-year-old electrician, who was found breathing after he was kept in the mortuary for over seven hours on being presumed dead, has now gone into coma at the Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial (LLRM) hospital in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

RC Gupta, the Principal of the LLRM medical college said, “Srikesh Kumar has developed a blood clot in his head and he may require surgery in the future. The condition of the patient is still critical and he is on ventilator support. We have put him under conservative treatment at the moment as it is not safe to operate because of a bleeding disorder.”

Satyanand Gautam, the elder brother of Srikesh Kumar, a dentist by profession was quoted as saying, “We also do not want surgery at the moment because his body is still weak as a result of excessive blood loss. He has been given three units of blood so far. His vital organs are functioning normally at the moment and we are all praying for his recovery.”

“When we call his name, he responds, which is a positive sign that shows that a part of his brain is still responding. The only problem is that he is having a high fever and there is always the risk of an external infection as his immunity is low. Therefore, heavy antibiotics are being given to him,” added Gautam.

According to media reports, the family has still not filed a complaint about negligence against the district hospital staff in Uttar Pradesh. On November 20, it was reported that Srikesh Kumar’s body was kept in the mortuary freezer for post-mortem after the doctors declared him dead following an accident he met with on Thursday. After spending 7 hours in the mortuary freezer it turned out that he was alive.

Videos had emerged where Srikesh Kumar was seen being taken out from the mortuary after his relatives noticed Sreekesh showing signs of life. The family members immediately alerted the doctors and Sreekesh was moved to the district hospital for treatment.

Srikesh Kumar had met with an accident on Thursday night. His family immediately rushed him to the hospital in Uttar Pradesh, where he was declared dead. His body was sent to the mortuary for post-mortem.

On Friday morning, the police arrived to file a panchnama, a document signed by family members after identifying the body and agreeing to an autopsy. It was then that the victim’s sister-in-law, Madhu Bala, noticed that he was showing signs of movement.

In a viral video, Bala was heard exclaiming, “He is not dead. How did this happen? Look, he wants to say something, he is breathing.” Srikesh Kumar was immediately rushed to Meerut for treatment.

Srikesh’s brother-in-law, Kishori Lal, while speaking to India Today claimed that they took Srikesh to three hospitals before he was declared dead by the doctor on emergency duty at the district hospital. He alleged that the doctor who was on emergency duty did a checkup, but did not provide treatment. He said there is neither pulse nor blood pressure and that he is dead.

Meanwhile, Moradabad’s chief medical superintendent Dr Shiv Singh, said, “The emergency medical officer had seen the patient at 3 am and there was no heartbeat. He had examined the man multiple times. Thereafter, he was declared dead but, in the morning, a police team and his family found him alive. A probe has been ordered. Our priority is now to save his life.”

Singh said it was one of those “rarest of rare cases… We can’t call it negligence”.

Ahead of Vibrant Gujarat summit, MoUs worth over ₹24K crore signed, roadshows to be conducted in different countries

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Ahead of Vibrant Gujarat summit, MoUs worth over ₹24K crore signed, roadshows to be conducted in different countries

Ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) that is scheduled to take place between January 10-12 next year, a total of 20 companies have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Government of Gujarat on Monday (November 22). The total value of pledged investments stood at ₹24,185 crores.

As per reports, there were about 6 listed companies that had inked MoUs with the State government. They included Kiri Industries Ltd, Meghmani Organics and Meghmani Finechem Ltd, Borosil Renewables and Borosil Ltd, KEI Industries and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. The total investment committed by the listed companies stood at ₹8500 crores. Besides, Indo Asia Copper Ltd has pledged to invest ₹8500 crores for a copper smelter and fertiliser complex in the Amreli district. It will generate a total of 3500 jobs.

Colourtex India Pvt Ltd has signed an MoU with the Government of Gujarat to invest ₹2000 crore and create 3500 jobs in Bharuch district. The project is expected to start from 2023 onwards. Between 2021 and 2023, the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will invest ₹1,595.22 crores and create 5,760 jobs in depot-terminal modernisation, automation of LPG plants etc. While Kiri Industries will invest ₹2900 crore and generate 1100 employment at the MDI complex in Dahej, Meghmani Group will invest ₹2600 in Dahej and Sanand.

Similarly, JVRx Assets Management Pvt Ltd will generate 8000 jobs through investment in the R&D and manufacturing clusters near Ahmedabad. The project is expected to kickstart from 2023. Captain Tractors has committed an investment of ₹100 crore in Rajkot and will provide 1790 jobs in the manufacture of mini tractors and agriculture equipment. B Medical Systems will set up medical and vaccine cold chain equipment in Kutch and invest about ₹100 crores for the project.

The MoUs were signed in the presence of incumbent Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. He assured the investors of necessary governmental support and urged them to invest in a timely manner. It is estimated that the investment will generate 36,925 jobs. The 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) was cancelled this year, owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. It has thus been re-scheduled for January 10-12, 2022.

Government to conduct roadshows abroad for Vibrant Gujarat summit

As per a report in The Indian Express, the Gujarat government will organise roadshows to promote the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit in 7 countries, including the Middle East and Europe. Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Mines) Rajiv Kumar Gupta informed, “Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will be visiting Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other countries in the Middle East tentatively on December 8-9. He will be leading the roadshows and meeting important businessmen and officials. One team is headed to the US, while another team is headed to Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and France. A third team is going to Japan.”

He added, “We have informed 15-20 countries through diplomatic channels and many have confirmed. In any circumstances, the number of partner countries will be more than last time.” The Gujarat government will also conduct 6 roadshows in different cities, starting with New Delhi on November 25. It will be followed by another roadshow in Mumbai on December 2. Other such roadshows will be conducted in Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Pakistan: Hindu Council pressurised to pay fines of remaining accused of the Karak temple attack

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Pakistan: Hindu Council pressurised to pay fines of remaining accused of the Karak temple attack

Hindus in Pakistan who have already paid the fines imposed on 11 Muslim clerics by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for damaging the Karak temple in December 2020 are being pressurized to pay fines of the remaining accused mentioned in the FIR as well, according to a report published in The Express Tribune.

The Hindu community in the Karak district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa had already paid the fines for 11 clerics who played a part in the Karak temple attack in December 2020. The fines imposed on the 11 Muslim clerics by the Supreme Court of Pakistan were paid from All Pakistan Hindu Council’s fund which was a ‘goodwill gesture’ to increase interfaith harmony between the Hindu and Muslim community in Karak district. A local resident said, “The Hindu Council decided to pay the fine of Jamait Ulemai-e-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) district Amir Maulana Mir Zaqeem, former district nazim Karak Rehmat Salam Khattak, Maulana Sharifullah and eight other leaders and Rs268,000 per person have already been paid.”

Notably, the Supreme Court in Pakistan had sought to recover Rs 30.30 million reconstruction charges from all the accused whose names were included in the FIR. As per reports, 123 accused were nominated in the police FIR with the help of video footage of the attack.

Reportedly, the district administration has been putting pressure on all the accused mentioned in the FIR to pay their share of fines having sent them notices on October 26. A Hindu leader said that after the Hindu Council paid the fines of 11 accused, the remaining accused named in the FiR now wanted the Hindus to pay for their share of fines as well. He said, “The amount has already been paid but now all the 123 accused are demanding that their fine should also be paid by the Hindu community which is not possible.” 

Karak Temple Attack

Krishna dwara Temple, also known as Karak Temple, located in Karak’s Teri union council of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was attacked by a mob of radical Islamists on December 30, 2020. The mob set fire to the building, then razed it down with hammers and crude weapons. The fanatics were led by a local cleric and supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group). Video of the attack went viral on social media and showed the mob vandalizing the temple for hours. Allegedly, the temple was demolished in the presence of the district administration officials.

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