While Pakistani PM Imran Khan lectures India on Kashmir and human rights, minorities in his own country are abducted and forcefully converted on a regular basis. Sikhs and other minorities in Pakistan are finding it extremely difficult to practice their faith. Sikh community in Nankana Sahib has announced a ban on the entry of Muslims in Gurdwaras including Gurdwara Janamasthan

The incident has increased tensions between the Sikh and Muslim communities in Pakistan

Islamabad: In yet another case of forced conversion in Pakistan, a 19-year-old Sikh girl has been abducted and converted to Islam in Pakistan. An FIR has been registered against six people.

While on one hand, Pakistan talks about safeguarding the rights of the minorities, on the other hand, innocent underage girls are abducted and forced to marry a Muslim.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan lectures India on Kashmir and human rights but is silent on this issue of minorities facing forced conversions in Pakistan. US-based fringe group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) talks about Khalistan and Sikh rights but has not issued a single statement on the forceful conversion of Sikh girls in Pakistan.

This is the second case of forced conversion after another Sikh girl, who is the daughter of a 'Granthi' (priest) of Gurudwara Tambu Sahib, and was forced to accept Islam at gunpoint. The family has not been allowed to meet the girl and Pakistani authorities are forcing the family to withdraw their FIR.

The incident has increased tensions between the Sikh and Muslim communities while the family of the abducted girl has said that they will self-immolate in-front of Punjab Governor's house if the girl is not released.

To assuage the angry Sikhs, the government in Pakistan's Punjab province has constituted a high-level committee to negotiate with the minority community over the abduction and forced conversion of a teenage girl from the community and has sent Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat which has been sent to Nanakana Sahib to calm the situation.