Ghotki sisters approach IHC for protection

ISLAMABAD: Two minor girls from Daharki in Ghotki district of Sindh on Monday approached a court in the Islamabad High Court seeking protection.

The family of the teenage girls claimed that the sisters, Raveena and Reena, were abducted from their residence, and forcefully converted to Islam before they were subjected to underage marriages. The incident came to light after the girls’ father and brother revealed the details in videos that went viral on social media.

The petition nominated Interior Ministry, Sindh Chief Minister, IG Sindh and Punjab, MNA Ramesh Kumar and Hari Lal.

The petitioners said that propaganda being aired against them have endangered the lives of their families, adding that both the sisters were inspired from the Islamic teachings for long but never disclosed in public due to safety concerns.

The sisters converted to Islam on March 23, 2019.

The petitioners said that the accepted Islam with their choice and requested for protection from the security authorities. The IHC’s chief justice, Jutsice Athar Minaullah, will hear the petition tomorrow.

Prime Minister Imran Khan earlier ordered Sindh government to launch probe into reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of the two teenage Hindu girls and to take immediate steps for their recovery.

In a Twitter post, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry informed that Prime Minister Imran had issued directives to the Sindh chief minister to look into reports that the girls in question have been taken to Rahim Yar Khan.