13/05/2026
It has come to our attention that certain fundamentalist factions in Pakistan are taking young girls for underage marriage and forced conversion to Islam against their will. Here a comment from BBC;
In Pakistan, an estimated 1,000 girls from religious minorities, including Christians and Hindus, are abducted, forcibly converted to Islam, and married off to their captors each year. Victims are often as young as 12 years old, and the practice frequently involves physical abuse, sexual violence, and forced labor.
This is wholly unacceptable in ANY civilized society on many levels.
There is no Qur’anic language that supports kidnapping young girls, forcing them to convert, and making them underage brides. In fact, forced conversion is directly contradicted by Qur’an 2:256: “There shall be no compulsion in acceptance of the religion.”
The recent behavior of these fundamentalists is to take young girls, often from the Islamic schools they attend, and forcing them to marry against their own religious practices and to convert to Islam against their will or that of their family who may not even know where they've been taken.
Unfortunately local authorities too often turn the other cheek and ignore reports leaving no one to defent the child.
If you find this practice abhorrent and unacceptable, we urge you to communicate your thoughts to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, and regional authorities in parallel with reports to local police. Make it visible.
For a case involving kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriage, child marriage, trafficking, or sexual abuse, complaints should be made in parallel, not one at a time. Start with police for the criminal case, but also notify child-protection and human-rights bodies so the case does not disappear locally.
1) Local / immediate level
Police emergency: 15
Use this first if the girl is missing, abducted, being held, threatened, or at risk. Ask for an FIR for kidnapping/abduction, illegal confinement, child marriage, trafficking, rape/sexual assault if applicable, and forced conversion/marriage. Pakistan’s police emergency number is listed as 15.
Local police station / SHO
File the report at the police station with jurisdiction over where the girl was taken from or last seen. Bring: recent photo, CNIC/B-form/birth record, school record if age is disputed, screenshots/messages, names/addresses of suspects, witnesses, and any nikah/conversion papers if available.
District Police Officer / SSP / SP Complaints
If the police station refuses to register the FIR, escalate to the district police leadership. In Punjab, the police also list an IGP Complaint Center: 1787 and emergency police 15.
2) Child-protection level
Child Protection Helpline: 1121
This is the key child-protection escalation route. Sources describe 1121 as used by Child Protection Agencies including Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and KP child-protection bodies.
Punjab Child Protection & Welfare Bureau
Punjab lists Child Help Line: 1121, phone 042-99250276, WhatsApp 0335-5751121, and email contacts through its official page.
National Commission on the Rights of Child — NCRC
For any child-rights violation, including abduction, forced marriage, or coercion, report to the NCRC. Its site lists “Report a Child Rights Violation” at 051-9202733, and its complaint form includes victim age, incident date, and type of violation.
3) Provincial women / human-rights offices
Punjab Commission on the Status of Women — 1043
For women/girls facing violence, harassment, discrimination, denial of legal rights, or problems with government officials, Punjab’s women’s helpline 1043 is available 24/7 and includes legal advisors and psychosocial support.
Punjab Women Protection Authority / Women Protection Centers
Punjab lists district women protection centers, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Khushab, Mianwali, Vehari, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Faisalabad, and others. These can help with shelter, protection, referral, and local intervention.
Sindh Human Rights Department
Sindh’s Human Rights Department has a 24-hour complaint cell for human-rights violations, with toll-free 0800-00011; other listed complaint numbers include 021-99207990 and 021-99207991.
Sindh Child Protection Authority
For child abduction, harassment, abuse, or forced marriage in Sindh, use 1121 as the child-protection helpline; Sindh Child Protection Authority communications also point people to 1121 for children in trouble.
4) National level
Ministry of Human Rights — Helpline 1099
This is the main federal government human-rights complaint channel. The Ministry says 1099 is for legal advice on human-rights violations and also refers people to the 1099 Helpline App for complaints.
Ministry of Human Rights Complaint Cell
The Ministry’s complaint-cell contact is listed as phone 051-9205862, email [email protected]
, address: Ministry of Human Rights, 9th Floor, New Pak Secretariat, Kohsar Block, Sector F-5, Islamabad.
National Commission for Human Rights — NCHR
NCHR is important when local police or officials fail to act, when there is discrimination against a religious minority, or when the case involves systemic abuse. Its complaint cell is listed at 051-9217340 and [email protected]
National Commission on the Status of Women — NCSW
For forced marriage, violence against women/girls, or institutional failure, NCSW lists a complaints email: [email protected]
5) Missing child / missing person channels
Mera Pyara / Virtual Center for Child Safety
For a missing child, reports can be made through the Mera Pyara system, including WhatsApp 0309-0000015, the official website, social media channels, and the Public Safety App.
CPLC — especially useful in Sindh/Karachi
For missing persons or children, CPLC lists 24/7 call-center helplines 1102, 021-35662222, and 021-35682222, and says to provide a recent photo and personal details.
Practical reporting sequence
For a real case, I would not rely on one office. The stronger sequence is:
Call 15 and file an FIR immediately.
Call 1121 for child protection.
Call 1099 for federal human-rights/legal complaint support.
Notify NCRC and NCHR in writing.
Notify the provincial women/human-rights department, especially Punjab 1043 or Sindh 0800-00011 depending on the province.
Send the same written complaint to all offices, with the FIR number once available.
Use clear language like:
“This is a complaint of abduction/kidnapping of a minor girl, suspected forced conversion, forced marriage, and child-rights violation. We request immediate recovery of the child, registration of FIR, medical and age verification through lawful process, protection from the accused, and production before a competent court without coercion.”
One important caution: in these cases, age evidence is critical. School records, birth certificate, B-form, baptism/church/community records, medical records, and old photos can matter because perpetrators often claim the girl is older and “converted voluntarily.”
