evidence: The Save Sharda Committee (SSC) urged the Indian government to address the "encroachment by the Pakistan Army" on the Sharda temple premises in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), seeking assistance for restoration. During a press conference at the Press Club of Bangalore, SSC founder Ravinder Pandita alleged that despite a court order in the committee's favor, the Pakistan army encroached upon the Sharda temple premises and established a coffee home. He stated, "Save Sharda Committee requests the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of encroachments and removal of a coffee home recently erected on Sharda Peeth premises by the Pakistan army. This is despite the Supreme Court of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's landmark judgment on January 3, 2023, pronounced in favor of Save Sharda Committee based on its representation seeking to stop encroachments." Pandita emphasized civil society in PoK supporting SSC on the encroachment issue and damages to the boundary wall, urging the reopening of Sharda Peeth for devotees.