Archive · 21 Jun 2025
Pakistani Court Imposes Bond on Hindu Families
In Pakistan, a court is making it hard for Hindu families to get their kids back if they were taken and made to change their religion.
The court is asking for a huge amount of money to ensure the kids don't go back to their old religion.
The story is about four children, two girls older than 18 who were said to have converted on their own, and two minors.
Now the families of the minors have to pay a big sum of money if they want to get their kids back.
This has people worried about religious freedom and the safety of minority groups in the country.
Pakistani court demands ₹1 crore bond from Hindu families for child custody.
Families' minor children were allegedly abducted and converted to Islam.
Court seeks bond to prevent children from reverting to Hinduism.
Two older girls were deemed adults and could not be forced to return.
The ruling fuels concerns about religious persecution of minorities in Pakistan.
- Who
- Two Hindu families and their children.
- What
- Pakistani court ordered Hindu families to pay a bond for child custody after alleged abduction and forced conversions.
- When
- Earlier this year, the children went missing, and the court ruling was issued recently.
- Where
- Sanghar district, Sindh province, Pakistan.
- Why
- The court aims to prevent the children, who were allegedly converted to Islam, from returning to Hinduism.
Hindu Families' Perspective
Court's Perspective
Religious Freedom
Hindu Families' Perspective
The court's decision criminalizes their right to practice their religion and seek to get their children back.
Court's Perspective
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- Court
- Sanghar district court
- Bond Amount
- PKR 1 crore (approx. ₹1 crore) per family
- Families Involved
- Two Hindu families
- Children
- Three sisters and one cousin
- Allegations
- Abduction and forced conversion to Islam