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‘Naya’ Or Not, Hindu Persecution Continues In Pakistan: Hindu Girl Kidnapped, Forcefully Married To Muslim Man

Swarajya Staff

Jan 25, 2019, 12:01 PM | Updated 12:01 PM IST


16-year-old Anusha Meghwar from Sindh who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam (Source: @KDSindhi)
16-year-old Anusha Meghwar from Sindh who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam (Source: @KDSindhi)
  • In Pakistan’s Sindh, a 16-year-old Hindu girl Anusha Meghwar was forcefully abducted and married to a Muslim man. Meghwar was allegedly abducted from the Salam Kot area in Tharparkar. Anusha’s groom enjoys the support of the local Muslim cleric who is infamous for forcibly converting non-Muslim minorities to Islam.
  • Reacting to this incident, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan has reportedly said, “Another case of a Hindu female child forcefully converted and married off. Disgusting but there will be no action as politics comes first for all players.”
  • Furthermore, human rights activist Kapil Dev also expressed his disappointment with the incident, “Anusha’s forced marriage has once again conveyed a message to the Hindu community of the area that their children were not safe in Pakistan and they had taken a wrong decision in 1947 to stay in Sindh.”
  • Both the Federal Government of Pakistan and the Provincial Government of Sindh have failed to take proper measures while several other incidents have also been reported on a regular basis, as reported by India Today.
  • It is reported that around 80 per cent of Thaparkar’s population is Hindu, but still victimized due to Islamist ideologues who perpetuate anti-Hindu sentiments.
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