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Islamic War on Female Religious Minorities in Pakistan: Abductions, Forced Conversions, and Child ‘Marriages’

Chanda Maharaj’s story serves as a tragic reminder of the continued struggle of non-Muslim minorities, particularly women and girls, for basic human rights in Islamic Pakistan. In August 2022, Chanda Maharaj, a 13-year-old Hindu girl, was forcibly abducted in the Fateh Chowk area of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, while on her way back home from the mill area of Fateh Chowk. According to her father Ammar and her sisters, she was taken by people r ...