Hindu girl kidnapped in Pakistan's Sindh, fourth incident in 15 days

 Hindu girl kidnapped in Pakistan's Sindh, fourth incident in 15 days

Hindus and other minorities, who according to CIA figures make up just 3.5 percent of Pakistan's population, continue to face persecution in the Islamic Republic. In October last year, a parliamentary panel had rejected a bill against forced conversions.

Pakistani Hindu girl was kidnapped from her house in Hyderabad.

A Hindu girl has been kidnapped in Hyderabad city of Sindh province of Pakistan.

According to the girl's parents, Chandra Mehraj was abducted from Fateh Chowk area of ​​Hyderabad when she was returning home. According to reports, a complaint has been made to the police but the girl has not been found yet.

A few days ago three women from the minority Hindu community were abducted and forcibly converted to Islam, bringing to light the atrocities committed against minorities in Pakistan.

On September 24, a 14-year-old girl named Meena Meghwar was kidnapped from Nasarpur area and another girl was kidnapped while returning home in Mirpurkhas town.

In the same city, a Hindu man named Ravi Kurmi alleged that his wife Rakhi was abducted and later appeared after she allegedly converted to Islam and married a Muslim man. However, the local police claimed that Rakhi converted to Islam and married Ahmed Chandio of her own free will.

Pakistan has witnessed a series of atrocities on Hindus in recent times. In June this year, Karina Kumari, a teenage Hindu girl, testified before the court that she was forcibly converted to Islam and married a Muslim man.

The incident happened three months later when three Hindu girls named Satran Odd, Kavita Bhil and Anita Bhil met the same fate.

On March 21, a Hindu girl named Pooja Kumari was shot dead outside her house in Sukkur after she turned down a marriage proposal from a Pakistani man.

In October last year, a parliamentary committee in Pakistan rejected a bill against forced conversions, with the then religious affairs minister Nurul Haq Qadri saying it was not environment-friendly to enact a law against forced conversions. According to the Dawn report, the minister had even claimed that a law against forced conversions could disturb peace in the country and make minorities more vulnerable.

According to the Central Intelligence Agency's factbook, Hindus, Christians and other minorities make up just 3.5 per cent of Pakistan's population as of 2020 data.