After much back and forth over forced conversions in Sindh, political and religious parties appear to finally be on the same page about creating “effective” and uniform legislation to protect religious minorities from this matter. The next steps, according to Kakar, will involve the committee members visiting Tharparkar, Sanghar, Badin, Mirpurkhas and other parts of Sindh that have reported incidents of forced conversion next month. Past hurdlesCases of forced conversion have long been reported in Sindh, often involving the alleged abduction of Hindu girls - usually minors - who were then wedded off to Muslim men after ‘accepting’ Islam. The Sindh government has twice attempted to outlaw forced conversion. Dr Mandhro, meanwhile, said the bill had been withdrawn because it was passed in haste, without taking religious parties into the loop.

Source: The Express Tribune October 10, 2020 05:03 UTC