Amid growing condemnation in Delhi of the demolition of the only temple in Lahore, government on Thursday said it has "taken up" the matter with Pakistan.
"We have seen media reports of the demolition of the Krishna temple and this matter has been taken up with the Pakistani authorities," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna told reporters in Delhi.
Without giving details, he said the matter had been taken up at a "sufficiently senior level" with the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi.
News reports from Pakistan said the country's Evacuee Trust Property Board, which administers historical shrines of religious minorities there, had allowed a jeweller to demolish Lahore's Krishna Mandir -- the last Hindu temple in that city -- to build a commercial establishment in its place.
Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Kishenchand Advani on Wednesday condemned the demolition, a view echoed by several of his party leaders.
India and Pakistan have a strong commitment to protect the minority shrines in their countries.
