Earlier, Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) official spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar. had said that Pakistan should fulfil all its obligations towards protecting minorities instead of commenting on others. A 19-year-old girl, identified as Jagjit Kaur was forcefully kidnapped and converted to Islam MEA shared these concerns with the Government of Pakistan and asked for immediate remedial action

New Delhi: Taking note of reports of abduction and conversion of a Sikh girl in Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs has asked the neighbouring country for immediate remedial action in the matter.

"The Ministry has received a number of representations from various quarters of civil society in India, including Sikh religious bodies in India, at the reports of the incident of abduction and forced conversion of a minor Sikh girl in Pakistan. We have shared these concerns with the Government of Pakistan and asked for immediate remedial action," said the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) official spokesperson, Raveesh Kumar.

Meanwhile, Sardar Gurcharan Singh from Canada threatened to boycott International Sikh Convention tomorrow in Governor House Lahore, Pakistan over the incident.

Earlier, Kumar had said that Pakistan should fulfil all its obligations towards protecting minorities instead of commenting on others as "a fire was raging there." He further said that India has from time to time raised the issue of treatment of minorities in Pakistan.