[ Mint ] ‘Our girls are pressurised to become Muslims’: Pakistani Hindu Senator quotes Quran to condemn forced conversion

The article discusses the issue of forced conversions in Pakistan. **Danesh Kumar Palyani**, a Hindu Senator of Pakistan’s Parliament, criticized radical Islamists for allegedly forcing Hindu girls in Sindh province to convert to Islam. He addressed this issue in Parliament by reciting the Holy Quran.

Senator Palyani emphasized that these actions are tarnishing Pakistan’s reputation. He urged the Pakistani government and citizens to stop these forced conversions. He quoted a part of the Holy Quran that preached against forced conversion in Islam. The Senator reminded the Parliament that never in the history of Sindh had forced conversion happened before.

He also mentioned the case of **Priya Kumari**, a 6-year-old Hindu girl who had been kidnapped a couple of years back. He claimed that the person behind the kidnapping was a nominated politician, while no action had been taken against him.

The article also mentions that every year in Pakistan, many young Christian and Hindu girls are forced to convert to Islam and sometimes get married against their will. The increasing extremism in the country is making life very difficult for the 10% of Pakistani minorities.

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