By Admin 
Many cases of violence against minorities in Pakistan have been reported so far, but the Pak government has not been able to take any kind of step. A top human rights organization in Pakistan has said that last year, cases of forced conversion of Hindu and Christian girls have come up and they are growing rapidly.
According to the IANS report, the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) has expressed concern over the increase in violence against religious minorities. The Commission has highlighted the target killing of people of Ahmadiyya community, forced conversion of Hindu and Christian girls in Punjab and Sindh provinces, as well as marriage matters at an early age.
Human Rights Commission released report
The Human Rights Commission released a report in a seminar held on Tuesday (August 19). In the report, the last year has been described as very worrying for religious freedom and minority rights in Pakistan. According to the report, “Violence against minorities has increased. People of Ahmadiyya community have targeted killing. In an incident, a person was killed by a mob despite the presence of heavy police force in a busy market in Pakistan’s largest city. The temples have also been damaged.”
Cases of forced conversion came forward
The report said that Christians and Hindu minority rights activists have repeatedly raised the issue of forced conversion of young girls in Punjab and Sindh. In many cases, girls who were allegedly abducted or lured to leave home were under 18 years of age, which is a clear violation of the minimum age requirements of federal and provincial marriage. It further states that in some cases a clear pattern has been seen to change Islam after kidnapping and then forced to marry.
Input – IANS