New Delhi, August 30: Pakistan has ordered a probe into reports of a Sikh girl being kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam after the incident sparked outrage in India.
As per reports, Punjab (Pakistan) Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar ordered an investigation into the incident on Saturday.
The inquiry was ordered after reports emerged that a Sikh girl had been forcibly converted to Islam and made to marry a Muslim man in Nankana Sahib of Lahore.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take up the issue with Pakistan.
Shocking incident of a Sikh girl being kidnapped & forced to convert to Islam in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan,” Amarinder Singh tweeted as he tagged the video. The chief minister urged Imran Khan to take firm and immediate action.
“Call upon@ImranKhanPTI to take firm and immediate action against the perpetrators. Request @DrS Jaishankar to strongly take up the issue with his counterpart at the earliest,” he said.
WHAT HAPPENED
The 19-year-old, daughter of a ‘granthi’ (priest), was converted to Islam at gunpoint, her family has alleged. They added that the girl was abducted and forcefully converted to Islam and that she was forced to marry a Muslim boy.
A video of the girl at the wedding ceremony has also gone viral on social media. In the video, the girl, who is seen sitting beside the boy, says that she was marrying the boy without any pressure. However, the complaint only mentioned that the girl was abducted. It does not say if she was also forced to convert.
