Sushma Swaraj reminds Imran Khan about ‘Naya Pakistan’, asks to return abducted Hindu girls to their family

New Delhi, March 26: In the quest to give justice to the teenage girls abducted in the Sindh province, Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj made a stern call asking Pakistan to return the two minor Hindu girls to their family. The two Hindu girls were abducted, then forcefully converted to Islam and married off on the eve of Holi.

Using the term ‘Naya Pakistan’ which the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan pitched after coming into power, EAM Sushma Swaraj tweeted, “Forced conversion of Hindu girls in Pakistan: The age of the girls is not disputed. Raveena is only 13 and Reena is 15 years old. Even the Prime Minister on Naya Pakistan will not believe that girls of this tender age can voluntarily decide about their conversion to another religion and marriage.”

Further in her series of tweet, she added, “Justice demands that both these girls should be restored to their family immediately.”

The police at first bluntly denied on taking the case ahead alleging that the girls had embraced Islam by their own will and there is nothing they can do. Members of civil society had gathered outside Karachi Press Club on Sunday to protest against the abduction and forced conversion of the two Hindu girls, both sisters, to Islam. The protest and outrage of the people in Pakistan forced the police to take action against it and they therefore detained seven people involved in this case.

The incident came to light after the girls' father and brother revealed the details in videos that went viral on social media. In a separate video, however, the girls claimed that they accepted Islam out of their own free will.

The Pakistan Prime Minister had on Sunday directed that an "immediate" probe be conducted in the case. On the same day, India had shared its concerns through an official note to the Pakistan Foreign Office over the incident. India sought suitable remedial action by the Pakistan government to protect and promote safety, security, and welfare of its own citizens, especially from the minority communities.