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Pakistani Hindus in duress, says daily
Clean Media Correspondent
Islamabad: Mar 13: (CMC) Hindu families in Sindh province were living in fear and insecurity due to their young women being forcibly converted, said a leading daily that called upon the government to act with urgency on the matter.
An editorial in the Dawn Tuesday said that allegations of the forced conversion of young Hindu women in Sindh, which has been endorsed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, "brings to light yet again the dilemma faced by the minority Hindu community".
Many families say they live in fear and insecurity; some 20 young girls are reported to convert to Islam on a monthly basis.
"Each incident begins with allegations of kidnapping and forced conversions levelled by the affected family and ends in the girl in question being produced in a court of law to declare that she has converted of her own free will.
"Such court hearings take place under highly tense circumstances, where police and armed Islamists are said to threaten the complainants of dire consequences, and the 'converted' woman is not allowed to meet her family members or community elders," the editorial said.
Clean Media Correspondent
Islamabad: Mar 13: (CMC) Hindu families in Sindh province were living in fear and insecurity due to their young women being forcibly converted, said a leading daily that called upon the government to act with urgency on the matter.
An editorial in the Dawn Tuesday said that allegations of the forced conversion of young Hindu women in Sindh, which has been endorsed by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, "brings to light yet again the dilemma faced by the minority Hindu community".
Many families say they live in fear and insecurity; some 20 young girls are reported to convert to Islam on a monthly basis.
"Each incident begins with allegations of kidnapping and forced conversions levelled by the affected family and ends in the girl in question being produced in a court of law to declare that she has converted of her own free will.
"Such court hearings take place under highly tense circumstances, where police and armed Islamists are said to threaten the complainants of dire consequences, and the 'converted' woman is not allowed to meet her family members or community elders," the editorial said.
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