Peshawar: Rs30mn for repair of church

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti inspected the church in Mardan that was set ablaze by miscreants in guise of protestors on last Friday. The chief minister announced Rs 30 million for repair and reconstruction of the church. The chief minister said that elements burning the church to ashes were involved in conspiracies of damaging religious harmony. He said that all these conspiracies will be thwarted with unity and concord. He said Islam taught the message of peace and tranquility and grants fall freedom to followers of other religious to practice their religion. He said that followers of other religions have equal right over Pakistan. He said that people responsible for the incident will meted with exemplary punishment. He was addressing the Christian community in premises of the church at Mardan on Tuesday. MNA Himayat Ullah Mayar, MPAs Asif Bhatti and Haji Ahmad Khan Bahadar, ANP District President Farooq Akram Khan, General Secretary Imran Manduri, district authorities, Ulemas and large number of Christian’s brother were also present on the occasion.