The newly reconstituted Human Rights Cell of the Pakistan Peoples Party has expressed its concern on the reports of forced conversions, especially of the Hindu women and girls.
In a meeting convened here by the Coordinator Dr Nafisa Shah the Cell, comprising herself and Sheikh Mansur, Rubina Qaimkhani, Shahjehan Sarfraz, Dr Zile Huma and Shahzia Tehmas, it was resolved that all efforts would be made for promoting the rights of the minorities within the party. “The Pakistan People’s Party has always been very clear on rights of minorities and their protection, as enshrined in the constitution,”
says the party’s Central Coordinator of Human Rights, Dr Nafisa Shah.
The Human Rights Cell has reported to the party leadership on this matter, and has recommended that there should be legal reforms, especially in the standard operation procedures of the law enforcement agencies, which should ensure than any runaway girls or those kidnapped should have the neutral institutional space where they are able to take decisions on both issues of religion and marriage, free come any influence or coercion.
The Human Rights Cell decided to undertake visits to the Women Crisis Centres and report to the party on the state of refuges. The cell would also undertake visits
to various prisons in the country to meet with the inmates and assess the state of detention centres and propose necessary reforms to the Party.
Instead of kidnapping and converting hapless Hindu girls why not give them the liberty of leaving to other countries where they can live in dignity and without fear for the beliefs and practices.India should offer them free right of refuge and help them settle down.there are so many illegal immigrant India and few more Hindus will not matter!
We do not want to leave our Pakistan just because of ill ideology of some people. It is good to know that PPP is concered esp Nafisa Shah, but does Mr. Mian Mithu not belong to PPP? Does Mian Mithu was given show case notice for this matter? Does Mian Mithu was called for explanation? I understand there alot going on in our country but this is not escuse to avoid this case by authorities. Its been 2 weeks Hindus of entire District Ghotki are stricted to their homes, our mothers and sisters are not able to go to Temple for prayer because of threats of another kidnapping of our women by same people. Almost 2-3 weeks back joint press conference was done by Ahl-e-Sunnat and Ahl-Tashri and few others to warn to hindus to stop such protests other wise there would be blood sheds and many other women will be kidnapped. Where is PPP now? Where are other parties now? It is hard be believe non of single leader of main stream parties have given single statement such incidents inspite being reported by electronic and paper media across the world.
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