EU decries forced religious conversion, child marriage in Pakistan

The European Union has condemned the incidents of kidnapping, forced spiritual conversion, and kid matrimony successful Pakistan, demanding the extortion of girls successful the South Asian nation.

The EU Parliament highlighted the lawsuit of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz, a Pakistani Christian miss who was abducted, converted to Islam, and forcibly joined to her abductor successful March 2026.

In a roundly supported resolution, Members of Parliament called for the teen to person entree to ineligible representation, her family, and intelligence support.

Decrying akin abuses against underage girls from spiritual minorities, MEPs noted that Maria’s plight underscores “broader quality rights violations faced by minorities successful Pakistan.”

They referenced the UN figures successful 2025, which amusement that among women and girls affected by forced conversion done marriage, astir 75% were Hindu and 25% were Christian.

The EU Parliament advised the enactment successful Pakistan to afloat instrumentality the nationalist model to extremity kid marriage, already the lawsuit successful immoderate provi...