Governor Punjab Muhammad Sarvar meeting the family of the girl on Friday at Lahore
Pakistan Punjab governor meets father of abducted Sikh girl
Lahore, August 31, 2019 :
Keeping in view the strong resentment in the Pakistani Sikhs and the Sikh community world over, the Sikh girl who was allegedly abducted and converted to Islam in Pakistan likely to be return to her parents today .The authorities on Friday , arranged meeting of the parents of the girl with her last night and it was agreed to return girl to her parents after completing some documents today , according to the sources in Lahore.
Meanwhile , Khalid Mehmood Khalid , senior journalist of lahore has tweeted "
" Sikh girl in Pakistan, has been handed over to her parents in the presence of Mrs. Governor Punjab last night. She is again sent back to Dar ul Aman ( Women Shelter Home ) in Lahore for preparation of final documents."
Although , ANI had tweeted that the girl has ben returned to the parents but after cross checking the facts , it has been learnt that the issue was said to settled after the meeting of the parents with the girl but the authorities said that the girl would be handed over to the parents after completing some formalities.
Meanwhile, a section of Sikhs has alleged that this might be a lollypop and the effort of the government to pacify the Sikhs on the occasion of the International Sikh Convention to be held at Lahore as Sikhs had announced to protest in front of Raj Bhawan on this issue.
ANI also reported that Pakistani Punjab's Nankana Sahib police have detained eight persons in the case.Father of the boy has also been detained.There is no official version from Pakistani authorities so far on this issue.
Meantime ,Pakistan's Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Friday met the father of the Sikh girl who was allegedly abducted and forcibly converted into Islam.
Governor Punjab Muhammad Sarvar meeting brother of the girl on Friday at Lahore
Photo Credit : Khalid Mehmood Khalid , Senior Journalist , Lahore
The girl's father, identified as Bhagwan Singh, is a 'granthi' (priest) at Gurudwara Tambu Sahib. Appearing in a video shared by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA Manjinder S Sirsa on Thursday, he has sought help from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for the safe return of his daughter.
The girl, identified as 19-year old Jagjit Kaur was allegedly abducted and forced to marry a Muslim man in Pakistan. The incident has drawn the attention of Sikhs worldwide and sparked anger in the community.
In Pakistan, many such incidents are regularly reported where Hindu, Sikh and Christian girls are forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men. (ANI)
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