Send us home: Abducted, converted, married, 2 minor Hindu sisters plead outside Pak court
Two minor Hindu sisters in Pakistan's Sindh province were ordered into a safe house by a court after being allegedly abducted, forcibly converted to Islam, and married to older men. The case highlights a broader pattern of systemic discrimination and vulnerability faced by minority Hindu communities in the region.
Why it matters
The incident draws attention to the ongoing human rights concerns regarding religious freedom and the protection of minors in Pakistan.
Two Hindu sisters, reportedly aged 13 and 14, broke down outside a court in Pakistan's Sindh province after it declined to send them home with their parents, according to journalists and minority-rights activists. The family alleged that Sita and Rupi, members of the Kachhi Kolhi community, were abducted, converted to Islam and married to Amjad Solangi and Mansoor Solangi, reported Sindh Renaissance, a US-based Sindhi-rights group. The court in Sindh's Tando Allahyar district ordered that the sisters be moved to a safe house, even as they sobbed and pleaded, "We want to go home," revealed a video posted by Veengas, a Pakistani journalist and activist.A day later, Veengas reported that "another Hindu girl, 14-year-old Pansi Kohli", had been abducted from Tando Allahyar on September 9.
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