Cremation ground for Sikhs, Hindus in Pak

Peshawar, January 14

Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has identified sites for the construction of a cremation ground for the Hindu and Sikh communities and a graveyard for the Christians.

Nearly 1.25 acre of land has been identified in Samarbagh near northern bypass Peshawar of which 0.5 acre will be allocated for the construction of the cremation ground and 0.75 acre for the graveyard, sources in the Department of Auqaf & Religious Affairs, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said.

The provincial government has enforced Section-IV for the procurement of land at the sites identified for the cremation ground and the graveyard in Peshawar, Nowshera and Kohat districts of the province.

Efforts are on to release the funds for the construction of the cremation ground and the graveyard. Provision for one ambulance to each worship places of minorities in the province is also planned, said Minority MPA Ravi Kumar of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. PTI