After forced marriage, Pak girl sent to protection centre

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Updated At : 12:17 PM Jan 24, 2020 IST

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Karachi, January 23

A 15-year-old Hindu girl, who was forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim man in Pakistan’s Sindh province, has been sent to a women protection centre following a court order, officials said.

She was allegedly abducted from Jacobabad district on January 15 by Ali Raza Solangi. Her father filed an FIR, claiming Solangi had abducted and married her forcibly. A local court also directed the Chandka Medical College Hospital to submit a report on her age by February 3.

Sindh Minorities Affairs Minister Hari Ram Kishori Lal is said to have assured her family of full support. — PTI

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