Islamabad - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered Sindh Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah to make an amendment to the constitution against forced conversion of minorities in the state.
Pakistan Peoples Party MNA Faryal Talpur and Shah briefed the president about the concerns of the Hindu community following reports of their mass migration to India during a meeting at Bilawal House.
"The reports of mass migration of Hindus to India are merely speculative, but people of the Hindu community are insisting that a law is made against forced conversions," the Express Tribune sources quoted the chief minister as saying.
According to sources Zardari has directed his sister, Faryal Talpur and Shah to visit Jacobabad and meet representatives of the Hindu community before formulating a law on forced conversions.
Elected representatives and leaders of the Hindu panchayat would be members of the committee.
"If any case of conversion is reported without the consent of a girl and her parents, the SHOs would frame charges of kidnapping against the people involved," a Sindh cabinet member familiar with the development said.
| Other Articles: |
 |
'Overzealous' Pak judiciary must stop its 'overreach' from 'derailing' fragile democracy in country: Editorial (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Mullah Omar taunts US, Britain (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Polar bear dies from zebra virus (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Ban condemns Ahmadinejad's anti-Israel statement (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Russia urges new UN envoy to stick to Syria peace plan (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Two US soldiers killed by Afghan cop (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Curiosity rover to test wheels, fire rock-shooting laser (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Algae bloom kills nearly 1 mn fish in Gulf of Mexico (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Ecuador 'willing to negotiate' with UK over Assange's extradition to Sweden (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
MQM chief sees 'conspiracy' behind repeated terrorist attacks and Hindu migration (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
‘Shirtless’ Paul Ryan dubbed `hottest vice presidential candidate ever` (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Obama fav working out song is Beyonce’s ‘Crazy in Love’ (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
UN chief hails Myanmar's establishment of commission to probe violence in Rakhine (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Rising number of women turning to DIY amid recession (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
'US intent on pursuing Assange,' reveal diplomatic cables (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
US urges Russia to review case against feminist band jailed for chanting anti-Putin 'punk prayer' (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Four killed in U.S. drone strike in NW Pakistan (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Romney campaign shoots down Obama team's 'offer' to release 5-years' tax returns (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Saudi Arabian 'professional beggars' minting money from 'zakat' system (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Assange's extradition fight touches £1m mark for British taxpayers (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
California detective ponders over link between gurudwara massacre and unsolved murder case of 2 Sikhs (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Assange 'can stay in embassy indefinitely' says Ecuador President Rafael Correa (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
`Cool` Hillary Clinton `never sweats` even in 100 degrees Delhi heat! (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Assange 'running on treadmill, reading books, surfing web' to pass time in Ecuador embassy (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Assange will take UK to 'World Court' if not given safe passage to Ecuador (18th Aug, 2012) |
|
Jobs |
Blog |
Yellow Pages |
Games |
Jokes |
Chat |
e-Cards |
Astrology |
Articles |
Recipes |
Send Gifts
Today : Sunday - May 19, 2013, 04:54am (GMT+5.5)
