{"id":26305,"date":"2026-09-19T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26305"},"modified":"2026-09-19T15:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T15:11:54","slug":"we-want-to-go-home-hindu-minor-sisters-abducted-converted-married-in-pakistans-sindh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26305","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We want to go home&#8217;: Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan&#8217;s Sindh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134356207,imgsize-1508610,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistans-sindh-image-used-for-representation-ani.jpg\" alt=\"'We want to go home': Hindu minor sisters abducted, converted, married in Pakistan's Sindh\" title=\"Pakistan: Two minor Hindu sisters allegedly abducted, converted and forced into marriage\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pakistan: Two minor Hindu sisters allegedly abducted, converted and forced into marriage\">Pakistan: Two minor Hindu sisters allegedly abducted, converted and forced into marriage<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The alleged abduction and forced conversion of two minor Hindu sisters in Pakistan&#8217;s Sindh province has triggered fresh concern among minority rights group, with one organisation calling for an independent probe and safeguards for the girls.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to Voice of Pakistan Minority, Roopi, 13 and Seeta, 14, were allegedly taken from Ibrahim Colony in Tando Allahyar district and later converted to Islam and married to two Muslim men, Amjad Solangi and Mansood Solangi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The sisters were subsequently brought before a court in Tando Allahyar in an abduction case. Instead of sending them back to their family, the court placed them in a safe house, VOPM said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The rights group said the girls appeared distressed outside the court and were heard pleading to be taken home. <!-- -->A video circulating online also purportedly showed the sisters saying, \u201cLet us go to our parents\u201d and \u201cWe want to go home.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>VOPM said the circumstances surrounding the case made it important that the sisters be heard independently, without anyone who could influence or intimidate them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cThe state must interview Roopi and Seeta in a child-sensitive environment, away from alleged husbands, religious figures, intermediaries or anyone who could pressure them. Officials must allow the girls to speak freely and must provide them independent legal support and protection,\u201d VOPM said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The organisation called for an urgent, independent and transparent investigation into the allegations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sindh at centre of concern over minority girls<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The case has also renewed attention on the vulnerability of Hindu families in Sindh, which has Pakistan&#8217;s largest Hindu population. VOPM said the problem is particularly acute in rural areas, where poverty, caste discrimination and limited access to legal assistance can leave minority families vulnerable.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cThis case has caused deep anxiety among Hindu communities in Sindh. Sindh hosts Pakistan\u2019s largest Hindu population, particularly in rural districts where many Hindu families face poverty, caste discrimination and weak access to legal help,\u201d it said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Rights groups have for years raised concerns over allegations involving the abduction, conversion and marriage of minority girls in Pakistan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>VOPM cited data from the Centre for Social Justice, included in UK government material, which recorded 421 such cases involving minority girls and women between 2021 and 2024. <!-- -->Hindu women and girls accounted for 282 of those cases, while 72 per cent were reported from Sindh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The organisation said Pakistani authorities recorded at least 83 cases in 2024 alone, with Hindu girls making up 63 per cent of the victims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The concern extends beyond the figures. VOPM also referred to warnings by UN experts in 2026 that nearly 80 per cent of reported cases involving alleged forced conversion through marriage in Pakistan during 2025 took place in Sindh. <!-- -->About 75 per cent of the victims were reportedly Hindus.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>For VOPM, the immediate focus remains on the two sisters and whether they can speak freely about what happened to them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>\u201cRoopi and Seeta\u2019s reported call to return home demands attention. Their protection, age, dignity, and freedom must come before every other consideration,\u201d the VOPM noted.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/we-want-to-go-home-hindu-minor-sisters-abducted-converted-married-in-pakistans-sindh\/articleshow\/134356109.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan: Two minor Hindu sisters allegedly abducted, converted and forced into marriage The alleged abduction and forced conversion of two minor Hindu sisters in Pakistan&#8217;s Sindh province has triggered fresh concern among minority rights group, with one organisation calling for an independent probe and safeguards for the girls.According to Voice of Pakistan Minority, Roopi, 13 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