As a typical editor and news buff, I was chatting with some of my contacts and sources via Whatsapp last winter to discuss a certain hash tag (#SaveKajalBheel) that was trending on Twitter in India. While getting the inside scoop, I was fortunate enough to get into contact with some truly inspirational human rights activists […]
No Help From Judge and Police After Hindu Girl Missing and Forced to Convert to Islam
Rekha, also known as Pubi is 14 years of age and was working at a factory for the manufacturing of bottles for beverages at Gadap Karachi, Sindh province in Pakistan. She was abducted by a driver, in the official vehicle of the factory at 5.30 PM when she was going back to her home with […]
Child Kidnapped by Extremists in Sindh Pakistan
Sindh, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – A three-year-old Hindu girl was kidnapped in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. The Hindu community being a minority community in the country was distraught and has started a protest to raise awareness of such repeated kidnappings. They also requested the authorities immediately send out police to search for the child. […]
13-Year-Old Hindu Girl Abducted in Pakistan and Forcibly Converted to Islam
Karachi, Pakistan (CHAKRA) —In the town of Lyari in Pakistan, a 13-year-old Dalit girl, Poonam, has been abducted and forcibly converted to Islam. According to Poonam’s uncle Bhanwroo she went missing last Wednesday and was not seen until neighbours spotted her at a Madrassa in the town and informed her parents. When her parents went to […]
Hindu Girl Held in Madrassa and Forced to Convert to Islam
By Antony Thomas Islamabad, Pakistan (CHAKRA) – A Punjabi Hindu girl from Pakistan has been kidnapped and is being held in a madrassa where she is being forced to convert to Islam. This has been brought to attention by leading Pakistani activist Ansar Burney. Burney’s rights organization has learned that 15-year-old, Gajri who is daughter […]