Tag: forced conversions

Government urged to enact laws against forced conversions

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has been asked to enact immediate laws against the rising issue of forced conversions in the country. Human Friends Organisation, a...

HRCP concerned over forced conversions in Sindh

KARACHI: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has issued the following statement on the conclusion of its 33rd Annual General Meeting: “HRCP notes with concern...

PTI brought a tsunami of poverty, says Bilawal

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari during a press conference in Larkana on Tuesday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had brought a...

Ulema say Islam doesn’t allow forced conversions

ISLAMABAD: A joint sitting of the representatives of different religions and religious sects on Sunday said Islam doesn’t allow forced conversion of non-Muslims and prevailing...

Rights groups protest against forced conversions

--More protests planned in multiple cities across country, says activist   LAHORE: Human rights activists and leaders of several minority parties on Saturday gathered at Charing Cross...

Alleged abduction, conversion: Hindu girls approach IHC for protection

--Police arrest marriage attendees after govt takes notice of Hindu sisters' alleged forced conversion   ISLAMABAD: Two Hindu sisters from Ghotki, who were allegedly forced to convert...

14-year-old Hindu girl forcibly converted after abduction in Thar, claims family

A Hindu girl who was recently abducted by the armed men from her house in Thar has been forced to convert to Islam and...

Senate committee declares forced conversions as un-Islamic

The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs on Tuesday declared the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam as un-Islamic and also expressed concern over...