Islamabad, September 19, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A leading minority rights organisation on Saturday raised serious concern over the reported abduction, forced conversion and marriage of two minor Hindu sisters in Pakistan’s Sindh province, saying the case has highlighted persistent concerns faced by Hindu girls in the country.
According to Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), the family alleged that Roopi and Seeta, aged 13 and 14, were abducted from Ibrahim Colony in Sindh’s Tando Allahyar district, forcibly converted to Islam and compelled to marry two Muslim men, Amjad Solangi and Mansoor Solangi.
Citing reports, the rights organisation said the sisters were presented before a court in Tando Allahyar in connection with an abduction case. The court subsequently sent them to a safe house instead of immediately returning them to their family, it said.
VOPM said the sisters appeared visibly distressed outside the court and were heard repeatedly pleading to be allowed to return home. A video circulating online also showed the girls saying, “Let us go to our parents” and “We want to go home.”
“The state must interview Roopi and Seeta in a child-sensitive environment, away from alleged husbands, religious figures, intermediaries or anyone who could pressure them. Officials must allow the girls to speak freely and must provide them independent legal support and protection,” VOPM said.
The organisation called for an urgent, independent and transparent investigation into the case.
“This case has caused deep anxiety among Hindu communities in Sindh. Sindh hosts Pakistan’s largest Hindu population, particularly in rural districts where many Hindu families face poverty, caste discrimination and weak access to legal help,” it said.
Several rights groups have documented what they describe as a continuing pattern of alleged abduction, conversion and marriage involving minority girls across Pakistan.
VOPM cited UK government data from the Centre for Social Justice, which recorded at least 421 cases of abduction, forced conversion and marriage involving minority girls and women between 2021 and 2024. Of these, 282 victims were Hindu, while 72 per cent of the reported cases came from Sindh.
The organisation further said that at least 83 such cases were recorded by Pakistani authorities in 2024, with Hindu girls accounting for 63 per cent of the victims.
VOPM also cited UN experts as warning that nearly 80 per cent of reported cases involving alleged forced conversion through marriage in Pakistan during 2025 occurred in Sindh in 2026 reporting, while about 75 per cent of the victims were Hindus.
“Roopi and Seeta’s reported call to return home demands attention. Their protection, age, dignity, and freedom must come before every other consideration,” VOPM said.
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