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Pakistan: Hindu girl’s killing reignites forced conversion fears

Pooja Kumari, 18, was killed during an abduction attempt in Pakistan's Sindh province last week [Photo courtesy of the family]

Islamabad, Pakistan – A teenage Hindu girl was killed last week in Pakistan’s southeastern Sindh province after she resisted abduction for alleged forced marriage and conversion, prompting fear among the country’s minority community.

The family of Pooja Kumari, 18, described her as a girl full of life, often seen stitching traditional garments at their home in Rohri town in Sukkur district, some 470km (292 miles) north of the port city of Karachi, the provincial capital.

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