In a significant development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the government to submit its response on the issue of forced conversion and forced marriage of underage minority girls, as criticism grows over the protection of religious minorities in the country. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali […]
Child rights organisation ‘Sahil’ has claimed that at least 12 children are sexually abused each day in Pakistan, while at least 2,227 cases of child abuse were reported in the first six months of 2023. According to Sahil’s “Cruel Numbers” report, sourced primarily from newspapers and direct reporting, the first half […]
Despite the passage of seven years, the two consecutive governments of Pakistan Peoples Party could not get the law against forced religious conversion passed by the Sindh Assembly regardless of the rising trend of adductions, forced marriages and conversion of young girls belonging to religious minorities. According to Hindu and Christian […]