Bharchundi Shareef Dargah is a shrine situated 8 km from railway station of Daharki (Urdu: ڈھرکی) in Ghotki District in the Sindh province of Pakistan[1][2] The Bharchundi Sharif is notorious for giving protection to convert to Islam and are known to have the support and protection of ruling political parties and state (alleged, denied).[3][4] According to the media reports, between 2014 and 2017, more than 150 Hindu girls were allegedly forcefully converted to Islam in the Bharchundi Shariff.[4][5][6][7][8]
| Bharchundi Shareef Dargah | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Ghotki |
| Province | Sindh |
| Location | |
| Location | Daharki |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque and mausoleum |
Involvement in Forced conversion
editDargah Bharchudi's Mian Mithu is allegedly involved in forced conversion of more than 117 underage minority girls.[9][10][11] He is further alleged to incite violence against Hindus, especially by misusing Pakistan's blasphemy laws against non-Muslims.[12][13][14]
References
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- ^ "Bin Qasim's ghosts". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "conversions of Pakistani Hindu girls". 19 September 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b "What a shame!". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Baloch, Saher (2014-04-25). "Footprints: Conversion by choice or force". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Activists protest against Hindu woman's 'abduction, forced conversion'". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ HRCP, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. "Forced conversion in Ghotki-Fact Finding Mission Report" (PDF). Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
- ^ "Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the consideration of the 3rd Universal Periodic Review of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan during the 28th Session" (PDF). United Nations Human Rights Council.
- ^ "Pak Hindu women under constant threat of kidnapping, forced conversion: Media report". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Sarfraz, Mehmal (2019-04-13). "In Pakistan, the problem of forced conversions". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: Government must immediately stop communal violence in Sindh". Asian Human Rights Commission. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Who Is Mian Mithu?, Naya Daur, September 16, 2019
- ^ "Forced conversions of Pakistani Hindu girls". 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ Mian Mithu, whom Hindu families dread in Pakistan’s Sindh, The Print, 19 Sept 201.
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