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| Mosque vandalised by unknown suspect in Karachi's Steel Town area |
| 2019-04-21 |
| [DAWN] An unknown suspect defiled holy books, religious symbols and the inscribed names of revered personalities in a mosque located in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... 's Steel Town area, police said on Saturday. Steel Town SHO Farrukh Shaharyar said that an unknown suspect broke the door of the Hazrat Salman Farsi mosque, managed by the Shia community, early Friday morning. The suspect defiled the names of the family of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) inscribed and placed inside the mosque within a frame. He also knocked over and damaged cabinets and shelves where religious books, including the Holy Koran, had been kept, damaged the ceremonial seat of the khateeb (sermon deliverer) and removed a wall clock. When the muezzin arrived to give the call for the Fajr prayer on Friday morning, he saw that the place had been broken into and informed the police. Senior coppers, including Malir in charge senior superintendent of police, Farrukh Raza, subsequently visited the mosque. |
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