Pakistan Minorities Minister pledges recovery of 3/2-year-old kidnapped Hindu girl

By Gopinath Kumar (Executive Editor)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Islamabad : Pakistan's Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, has taken notice of abduction of a minor girl belonging to the Hindu community, and pledged to get her released at the earliest.

In a statement, the minister directed the authorities concerned to ensure the safe release of the Hindu girl, the Daily Times reported.

He stressed for conducting a special operation for the purpose as early as possible, and said that the kidnappers would be dealt with iron hands.

The three and a half year old girl, Aanchal, was kidnapped from outside a Hindu temple in Kashmore district of the Sindh province on Thursday.