The family of Jagjit Kaur has called upon Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan to intervene after their daughter was allegedly forcibly converted to Islam after being told that her brothers and father would be killed if she refused.
The Chief Minister of Indian state of Punjab, which has a large Sikh population, shared a video clip of the family and also appealed to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to intervene in the case.
Outraged at the abduction, social media users slammed the Pakistani authorities for failing to protect the country's Sikh minority.
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal described the abduction as a shameful act.
Former deputy Chief Minister of India’s Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned the incident.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, head of Sikhs’ Gurdwara Management body in Delhi, urged the Indian External Affairs ministry to take up the issue of Sikh safety in Pakistan.
According to media reports, the girl is the daughter of a Sikh priest.
But in a video posted on social media, the girl reportedly claims to have willingly converted to Islam and to have taken part in Islamic recitations for her wedding.
According to Pakistani government statistics, minorities make up around 3.72% of the country's population. According to a 2010 survey conducted by an NGO namely Sikh Resource and Study Centre (SRSC), the population of the Sikh community in Pakistan was estimated at around 50,000.