At least 50 members of 10 families have converted to Islam, including 23 Women

ISLAMABAD: At least 50 members of 10 families have converted to Islam in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, raising concerns among Hindu activists who have accused the government of engaging in mass conversion.

Media reports said that these people are from different areas of Mirpurkhas region of the state and they renounced their religion and embraced Islam during a ceremony held at Bait-ul-Iman New Muslim Colony Madrasa in the city. .

At least 50 members of 10 families have converted to Islam, including 23 women and a one-year-old girl, confirmed the caretaker of the madrassa, Qari Taimur Rajput. According to the news, Mohammad Shamroz Khan, son of Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammad Talha Mehmood, participated in the religious conversion ceremony.

Rajput quoted Khan as saying, “All of them accepted Islam of their own free will. No one forced them.” Hindu activists, on the other hand, resent the mass conversion and have expressed their anger and frustration.

Fakir Shiva Kuchi, a Hindu activist who has often raised his voice against religious conversion, said, "It seems that the government itself is involved in this religious conversion."

He said that for many years, the people of the community have been demanding the government to enact a law against religious practices. "Proselytization is a serious issue in Sindh, and instead of taking adequate measures to prevent it, the son of a federal minister attends proselytizing events," he said.