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Madina Masjid case
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located on tariq road karachi”. Today it says “legal case about a mosque which was built on illegal land on tariq road”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan”. It now reads “Supreme Court of Pakistan case”.
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Madina Masjid case was a legal case about a mosque which was built on illegal land on Tariq Road , Karachi in 1980 and was affiliated with Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia , Banuri Town . In December 2021, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the demolition of the mosque because it was built in a park. In January 2022, Supreme Court rejected plea of the government to maintain status quo until the Government of Sindh completes the investigation of the matter.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “mosque located on tariq road karachi”. Today it says “legal case about a mosque which was built on illegal land on tariq road”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan”. It now reads “Supreme Court of Pakistan case”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
mosque located on tariq road karachi
Now
legal case about a mosque which was built on illegal land on tariq road
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