Minor Girls Kidnapped, Forcibly Converted To Islam In Pakistan Dec 28, 2020, 15:46 IST
Neha, a Christain by birth was forcibly converted from her religion to Islam and married to a 45 year old man. She is one of nearly 1,000 girls from religious minorties who have been forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan each year.
Human rights activists say that this practice has been increased during the coronavirus lockdowns, when girls are out of school and more available, bride traffickers are more active on the Internet and families are more in debt.
This month, the US State Department declared Pakistan a country of particular concern for religious freedom violations and the Pakistani government never admits this. The declaration was partially based on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom s assessment that underage girls in the Hindu, Christian, and Sikh minority communities were kidnapped for forced conversion to Islam, forcibly married and raped.
Each year 1,000 Pakistani girls forcibly converted to Islam
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7-year-old child s body recovered from a well in Lahore
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Witnesses says child was missing for a day
LAHORE: A seven-year-old child’s body has been found from a well near the Mohlanwal area in Lahore.
According to police, witnesses said the minor was missing for over a day. At least two suspects have so far been detained.
DIG Investigations said the case was being investigated from the sexual assault and murder angles.
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In the last six years, at least 22,000 rape cases have been reported to the police across the country but only 77 suspects were convicted - 0.3% of the total figure.