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29 Jul, 25

By Veengas
Features, Forced Conversion

We Do Not Give Birth to Daughters for Religious Conversion, Say Hindu Mothers

Tando Allahyar: “Our daughters were taken from us in court—as if they were goats,” says Roshini Meghwar, the mother of 16-year-old Lata Meghwar, who was abducted on July 13, 2025. On the same day, Lata’s religion was forcibly converted, and she was married off to an adult Muslim man, Ali Sher. Lata was not the […]

20 Jun, 25

By Hameed Khoso
Forced Conversion, News

Shahdadpur Conversion Case: Court Returns Two Minors to Parents Under Strict Conditions

On June 20, 2025, the Shahdadpur court ordered that two minors—15-year-old Dashina Bai and 13-year-old Harjeet Kumar (also known as Hani)—be returned to their parents under specific conditions. Meanwhile, two adults—Jiya Bai, 23, and Diya Bai, 19—were permitted to go freely and practice the religion of their choice. On June 18, the children’s parents filed […]

19 Mar, 25

By Ashok Ramani
Forced Conversion, News

13-Year-Old Hindu Girl Abducted, Converted to Islam, and Married—FIR After 40 days

Kunri: Thirteen-year-old Hindu girl Najo Kohli was abducted, converted to Islam, and married to Muslim man named Lalo. Najo is Asan Kohli’s eldest daughter among his five children—three daughters and two sons. She was abducted at midnight on February 6, 2025, and the very next day, her religion was changed before she was married to […]

08 Jan, 25

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

15-Year-Old Hindu Girl Converted After Abduction

Kajool Meghwar, a girl aged 15 and a few months, was abducted on December 29/30, 2024 from Gulzar Qureshi village, Mirpurkhas. She was forcibly converted to Islam at Pir Sarhandi shrine, and she was married to a man named Puhno, who is much older than her. Kajool is a Tenth-grade at Kot Ghulam Mohammad, Mirpurkhas. […]

06 Oct, 24

By Imam Bux
Forced Conversion, Human Rights

Religious Minorities in Sindh: Struggling for True Representation in an Unjust System

Karachi: Religious minorities in Pakistan grapple with a range of challenges, major among them being the lack of authentic representation in both parliament in provincial assemblies. A lawyer from the Bagri community, Arjun Bagri, a religious minority in Sindh, has highlighted the critical issues facing this marginalized group. Bagri, who hails from Matiari, a district […]

24 Apr, 24

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

A-13-year Hindu girl married after conversion to Islam

Karachi: After disappearing from her home, a minor girl named Neena converted to Islam and married off to Mehdi Hassan. A minor girl named Neena is of the Gujarati community, who lives in Kot Ghulam Mohammad, disappeared from her home around 2:00 or 3:00 am on April 22, 2024. Her family discovered in the early […]

10 Jun, 23

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, Video

A Hindu girl’s Mother beseeched the state for her daughter

09 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Forced Conversion, News

Sohana Sharma Kumari: Judge did not send her to the family despite stating in favor of her parents

Benazirabad: Sohana Sharma Kumari, 14, has stated statement in favor of her parents that she wanted to go with her parents. However, the judge made an excuse that a girl was pressurized and did not allow her to stay with her parents. Sohana was abducted from her home at the gunpoint in front of her […]

08 Jun, 23

By The Rise News
Forced Conversion, News

Raveena Meghwar, aged 15 converted to Islam after abduction

Tando Allahyar: On May 25, 2023, Raveena Meghwar, aged 15, was abducted from the town of Chambar, District Tando Allahyar, Sindh. Raveena had been married off to a Muslim man after conversion. The girl is underage and Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act prohibits child marriage in the province of Sindh. The girl’s brother Dilip Meghwar […]

08 Jun, 23

By Veengas
Forced Conversion, News

A 14-year-old Hindu girl, Sohana Sharma Kumari abducted – Parents appealed for support

Benazirabad: Sohana Sharma Kumari was kidnapped from her home in front of her mother from Qazi Abad, District Benazirabad in the first week of June 2023. The girl’s mother, Jamna Sharma said to The Rise News: her daughter was getting tuition and a private teacher came home to teach her daughter. ‘One day her teacher […]