‘Forced conversions and marriages’: Minorities facing persecution in Pakistan, government informs Parliament | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Union government knowledgeable Parliament on Thursday that there have been stories of atrocities in opposition to minority communities in Pakistan, together with Hindus. Minister of state for exterior affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh offered this data in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
The ministry of exterior affairs was requested whether or not the government was conscious that members of the Hindu neighborhood had been migrating from Sindh province as a result of violence and discrimination.
“There have been stories of atrocities in opposition to minority communities in Pakistan, together with in opposition to the members of Hindu neighborhood. Incidents similar to intimidation, abduction, persecution, compelled conversions and compelled marriages, which compel them emigrate, have been reported now and again,” Singh mentioned.
He was additionally requested if the government had any information on Hindus migrating from Pakistan to India.
Singh responded that a number of members of the Hindu neighborhood in Pakistan apply for Indian visas on the Excessive Fee of India in Islamabad. “These purposes are processed as per extant guidelines. Some of them who entered India on legitimate visas haven’t gone again to Pakistan on the grounds of spiritual persecution,” he mentioned.
He additional added that Hindu migrants from Pakistan who search everlasting settlement and Indian citizenship are eligible for a Lengthy Time period Visa (LTV) underneath present provisions.