Sushma Swaraj exerts more pressure on Pakistan

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj exerted more pressure on Pakistan to take action against the accused in the Hindu girls' abduction and conversion case

Pakistan Hindu Community Sushma Swaraj Fawad Chaudhary

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, in a series of tweets, attacked Pakistan over the abduction and forceful conversion of two Hindu girls and demanded for their release and action against the convicts.

The External Affairs Minister was also involved in a war of words with a Pakistan Minister on Tuesday on Twitter on the same issue.

"Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan: The age of the girls is not disputed. Raveena is only 13 and Reena is 15 years old." she tweeted in the first part of the tweet.

"Even the Prime Minister on Naya Pakistan will not believe that girls of this tender age can voluntarily decide about their conversion to another religion and marriage," she added.

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"Justice demands that both these girls should be restored to their family immediately," she wrote in the third part of her tweet.

The incident took place in Ghotki region of Pakistan's Sindh province where the 'influential' men of that area where they allegedly abducted and forcefully converted the minor Hindu girls.

One person has been arrested so far by the local police and the Prime Minister of Pakistan has also ordered a probe into the matter.

There has been a strong Hindu outrage after the incident with Pakistani Hindu community taking out protest rallies reminding PM Imran Khan of supporting minorities as he promised in his election campaign.


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