New Delhi, July 2 -- India on Wednesday condemned the "highly deplorable and targeted" demolition of a 125-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan's Punjab province and called on the Pakistan government to investigate the matter and bring perpetrators to justice.
According to reports, the Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Farooqabad city, about 60 km from Lahore, was the target of extensive vandalism early on June 25.
External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: "We call upon government of Pakistan to expeditiously investigate this matter and bring the perpetrators of this despicable act to justice. The demolished portions of the Gurdwara Sahib should be restored and reconstructed at the earliest".htc
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