An old colonial law finally goes away, but what is needed is protection from forced conversion.
Forced marriage
Pakistan: Christians Call for a National Day Against Abduction and Forced Conversion of Girls
Protestants and Catholics will unite on May 26 to ask for an end to the kidnapping, forced conversion to Islam, and forced marriage of young women from minority religions.
The UN Condemns Pakistan Again for the Abductions and Forced Conversion and Marriages of Christian and Hindu Girls
On April 11, 2024, a forceful statement urged Pakistani authorities to respect their international obligations.
Remember Chanda Maharaj? Kidnapped Hindu Girl in Pakistan Delivered to Her Abductor
Although she is not yet 18, after one year and three months in a shelter home she had been sent back to the man who abducted her.
Pakistan: Abducted and Forcibly Married Christian Girls Seek Justice in Courts
Mishal managed to escape and now wants her captors punished. Samreen is trying to protect relatives who rescued her from charges that “they” are guilty of kidnapping.
What Will Happen to Jiji Bheel? 11-Year-Old Hindu Girl Kidnapped, Rescued, but Not Safe
In yet another case of abduction for forced conversion to Islam and marriage, the police freed the girl but her future fate remains unclear.
Pakistan, Hindu Girl Meena Kohli Abducted for the Second Time
She escaped from forced conversion and marriage after 14 months. She has now been abducted again
Pakistan: Hindu Mother Killed While Trying to Protect Daughter from Abduction
Zarina Bheel sacrificed her life to save her daughter from becoming yet another victim of forced conversion to Islam and forced marriage in Sindh.
Pakistan: The Keynote Speaker at a Seminar on Kidnapping Is—A Kidnapper
The Islamabad Bar Association organized a seminar on kidnapping and forced conversion of non-Muslim girls to Islam. They invited kidnapper Mian Mithoo to lecture.
Pakistan: Catholic Girl, 15, Kidnapped and Forcibly Married to 60-Year-Old Muslim Man
Sitara Arif was kidnapped on December 15. It took two months to persuade the police to investigate the case.