On March 13, 2024, in Basti Khaliq Pura, Multan, a distressing incident was reported involving 13-year-old Roshani Shakeel, a member of the Christian community. She was allegedly kidnapped, subjected to forced conversion to Islam, and subsequently married to her abductor, Muazzam Mazher. Nazia Shakeel, the victim’s mother, recounted the sequence of […]
The Christian family of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan, who was subjected to abduction and enforced conversion to Islam last month, is plagued with apprehension that she may become a victim of human trafficking, according to sources. Laiba Suhail was kidnapped from her residence in Chak 233-RB Ikhlaq Town, Faisalabad District, […]
The Lahore High Court’s recent directive to strictly enforce anti-child marriage laws has raised hope among Pakistan’s Christians of some protection against their underage girls being forced to convert to Islam and wed their kidnappers, sources said. In a landmark interim order issued by Justice Anwar Ul Haq Pannun of the […]