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title: "Modi government faces criticism over demolition of 115-year-old Saharanpur Mosque"
description: "Both outlets reported that the Modi government is under fire from politicians and activists over the demolition of the 115-year-old Saharanpur Mosque. The Express Tribune highlighted the political framing of the incident as an attempt to communalise Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The Associated Press of Pakistan provided a factual detail, noting that the mosque, confirmed to have been built in 1911, was razed using heavy machinery in the early hours of Saturday."
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# Modi government faces criticism over demolition of 115-year-old Saharanpur Mosque

pakistan · updated 9 Sep 2026, 6:31 PM PKT · 9 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported that the Modi government is under fire from politicians and activists over the demolition of the 115-year-old Saharanpur Mosque. The Express Tribune highlighted the political framing of the incident as an attempt to communalise Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections. The Associated Press of Pakistan provided a factual detail, noting that the mosque, confirmed to have been built in 1911, was razed using heavy machinery in the early hours of Saturday.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [From politicians to activists: Modi govt under fire over demolition of 115 year-old Saharanpur Mosque](https://www.app.com.pk/national/from-politicians-to-activists-modi-govt-under-fire-over-demolition-of-115-year-old-saharanpur-mosque/) · 9 Sep 2026, 6:31 PM PKT
  > The mosque—which caretakers and legal documents confirm was built in 1911—was razed using heavy machinery under cover of darkness in the early hours of Saturday.
- **The Express Tribune** — [From politicians to activists: Modi govt under fire over demolition of 115 year-old Saharanpur Mosque](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2628368/from-politicians-to-activists-modi-govt-under-fire-over-demolition-of-115-year-old-saharanpur-mosque) · 9 Sep 2026, 3:08 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Political leaders characterise demolition as attempt to communalise Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Pakistan condemns demolition of century-old mosque in India](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6845-pakistan-condemns-demolition-of-century-old-mosque-in-india) · 7 Sep 2026 · 15 outlets · 70% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 9 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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