[7] Therefore, likely many Hindu temples and other non-Muslim places of worship existed in the area, but were abandoned after the partition.

In 2016, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) allocated half an acre in sector H-9 for building a temple.

[10] In June 2020, the Pakistan Religious Affairs Minister said that the government will give money for the construction of the temple.

[18] The Jamaat-e-Islami held a protest rally outside the Rawalpindi Press Club against the temple construction.

[24] Following the controversy, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) stopped the construction of the boundary wall around the temple plot and the Ministry of Religious Affairs decided to take advice from the Council of Islamic Ideology on the decision to give money for the temple construction.

[12] However, the Pakistan Hindu Panchayat said that they had already submitted an application to the CDA for construction the wall but no response was provided.

[26] The videos of extremists demolishing the boundary wall went viral on social media and the Pakistanis heavily criticized the demolition.

[25][27] The Amnesty International also urged Pakistan to reverse the decision of stopping the temple construction.

[29] A video circulating on social media also showed a bearded man recording a message with his toddlers threatening to "kill every single Hindu", igniting controversy.

[38] On 28 October 2020, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) ruled that the construction of temple is not against the constitutional and the Sharia.

Another was to amend the Act of the Evacuee Trust Property Board to meet the finances expenses to execute religious activities.

[39][40] On 21 December 2020, the CDA gave permission for the construction of a boundary wall around the temple and cremation site.