The provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in northwest Pakistan has declared ancient Hindu religious site of Panj Tirath as a heritage site on January 3.
A notification issued under the KP Antiquities Act 2016 stated that encroachments should be cleared from the area and should be handed over to archaeologists to start on the much-needed restoration work.
The director of KP Antiquities have also suggested that they need to get rid of the Chacha Younis Park that stands inside the site, reported Daily Pakistan.
The KP government has also announced a fine up to Rs 2 million and imprisonment of 5 years if anyone is found guilty of destroying the historic site.
As a New Year’s gift, Pakistan has also approved the Hindu marriage bill.
This will let Hindu minorities living in the country opt to register marriages and also appeal in court in case of separation or divorce. The Bill also allows separated Hindus to remarry.
Hindus living in Pakistan will now have a proof of marriage document called the ‘shadiparat’, similar to the Muslim ‘Nikah Nama’.
