The Hindu community residing in Islamabad has demanded to build a temple in Islamabad saying that Pakistan's capital does not have a-single-temple to cater to Hindu-minorities-religious-rites. "We need a temple in the federal-capital to observe our religious rites", said Islamabad Hindu-Panchayat president Mahesh Kumar. Mahesh Kumar also said that the Hindu community living in Pakistan should not be judged on having links with India.