In yet another case of persecution of the Hindu community in Pakistan, a Hindu girl was allegedly abducted from Sanghar, Sindh, and forcibly married to her kidnapper after conversion to Islam.
Hindu girl identified as Bindia Meghwar was abducted last week from Sindh.
Another Hindu Bindia Meghwar got converted to Islam after abduction from Sanghar. She was married off to an adult Muslim man.
The story in the document is written the same as what we are hearing in all cases.
Mr. Bilawal Bhutto — why Sindhi Hindu girls are not protected? pic.twitter.com/E30Cej009S
— Veengas (@VeengasJ) April 9, 2023
In a similar incident last month, 16-year-old girl Sangeeta Odh was abducted from Karachi and forcibly married to her kidnapper after conversion to Islam.
Earlier, a court had also ruled in favour of a man who abducted a 15-year-old Hindu girl and forcibly married her. The court had also sent the girl back with her alleged kidnapper.
The United Nations had also urged Pakistan to curtail the practice of forced marriages of young girls from religious minorities to Muslim men. The United Nations also called on Pakistani authorities to adopt and implement legislation in this regard.
In a statement, the UN further “expressed alarm” that young girls from religious minorities are kidnapped, trafficked, forcibly converted to Islam, and forced to marry men. The statement called on Pakistani authorities to curb this practice and uphold international human rights law.
