Rising Concerns: 15-Year-Old Hindu Girl Abducted in Sindh, Pakistan
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Islamabad, March 24 (NationPress) A prominent human rights organization expressed alarm on Tuesday regarding the recent kidnapping of a 15-year-old Hindu girl in Sindh, Pakistan — highlighting the precarious situation of minority girls in the nation.
According to family and community sources, Miran Meghwar was reportedly taken from her home in Mirpurkhas by two men identified as Tariq Kauri and Allah Dino Kauri, leaving her family in deep distress.
The rights group pointed out that although a police report has been filed, her location remains unknown — serving as a poignant reminder of the fragile safety that minority girls face in rural Sindh.
The Meghwar family has openly appealed for urgent action, urging law enforcement and civil society to address their daughter’s disappearance with the seriousness it warrants.
They emphasized their desire to see Miran return — “safe, unharmed, and free.”
As per the VOPM, the community in Mirpurkhas has united in support of the family, voicing their demands for justice, with one local stating, “Justice delayed is justice denied,” amid increasing anxieties.
Community members contend that many cases go unresolved or are forgotten as time passes, leaving families devastated and trust in equal protection diminished.
“For many in Sindh’s marginalized Hindu communities — including the Meghwar, Bhil, and Kolhi — Miran’s abduction is not an isolated incident but a part of a distressing trend,” the rights organization added.
The VOPM referenced human rights groups, such as the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), which have long cautioned about the rise in forced abductions, marriages, and religious conversions involving underage girls.
“Each incident exposes a system that frequently neglects those least able to seek justice. These are not merely tales of individuals but of entire communities living in fear — where every young girl could be the next victim, and every family could be the next to suffer,” it remarked.
Expressing concern over the ongoing delay in justice, the VOPM stated, “Days continue to pass, yet justice feels remote. Until she is located, Miran Meghwar’s disappearance stands as a sorrowful emblem of vulnerability and neglect, a painful reminder that the struggle for protection, dignity, and equal rights for Pakistan’s minorities is far from concluded.”