A charged crowd destroyed a temple by setting it on fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district of Karak on Wednesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

House before a JUI-F rally was held nearby where speakers delivered fiery speeches after which the charged crowd stormed the temple, set it ablaze and razed it to the ground.

Later a heavy contingent of police reached the scene to control the crowd.

Reacting to the news, JUI-F KP Amir Maulana Ataur Rahman said his party has nothing to do with the burning down of the temple as it happened after their party’s rally.

He said his party strongly condemned the incident.