India seeks details on Hindu girls' abduction

India seeks details on Hindu girls' abduction

New Delhi: Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj addresses at the foundation stone laying of Dwarka Expressway and Delhi-Mumbai Expressway; and inauguration of Jaipur ring road, at Dwarka, in New Delhi on March 8, 2019. (Photo: IANS/PIB)

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday sought details from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad following reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two Pakistani Hindu girls in Sindh province.

"I have asked the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan to send a report," the Minister tweeted.

The two sisters, aged 15 and 13, were reportedly abducted on the eve of Holi.

The incident came to light after their father and brother said in videos that went viral on social media that the two were kidnapped and forced to embrace Islam.

In a separate video, however, the minor girls are heard saying that they accepted Islam of their own free will.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered a probe into the incident, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Sunday.

Chaudhry said Khan wanted concrete steps taken to prevent such incidents from happening again.

The Hindu community in Pakistan staged protests seeking action against the kidnappers.

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