Pakistan: Activist Receives Death Threats for Saving Hindu Girls | Quick Digest
Pakistani Hindu rights activist Shiva Kachhi has issued an urgent appeal after receiving death threats from the TLP for his work saving Hindu girls from forced conversions. He alleges government inaction, highlighting severe threats to minority rights in Sindh.
Pakistan activist Shiva Kachhi faces TLP death threats for protecting Hindu girls.
Kachhi's 'SOS' appeal highlights forced conversions in Sindh province.
Activist alleges 'fatwa-style calls' for his killing from Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.
Government accused of 'complete silence and inaction' on the threats.
Threats escalated after Kachhi helped rescue abducted Hindu girls in December 2025.
Incident underscores grim minority rights record and religious extremism in Pakistan.
Pakistani Hindu rights activist, Shiva Kachhi, has issued an urgent appeal to the international community, citing severe death threats from the banned extremist group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) for his efforts in saving Hindu girls from forced conversions. Kachhi, the chairman and founder of the minority rights organization Darawar Itehad, posted a desperate video message on X (formerly Twitter) on January 18, 2026, stating that clerics linked to the TLP's Sarhindi group have issued 'fatwa-style calls' for his murder.
His advocacy involves documenting abductions and forced conversions of underage Hindu girls and married women, particularly in Pakistan's Sindh province, where the majority of the country's Hindu population resides. Kachhi revealed that the threats intensified after he successfully assisted in the rescue and reunification of several abducted Hindu girls with their families in December 2025. He accused the federal and Sindh governments, along with the police, of 'complete silence and inaction' despite repeated complaints, labeling their negligence as 'state failure and criminal complicity.'
Kachhi emphasized that his only 'crime' is speaking out against religious extremism, forced conversions, and injustice. He warned that if any harm comes to him or his family, the State of Pakistan should be held responsible. While the TLP was officially banned in October 2025, its factions continue to operate and target minority rights defenders. This incident brings to light Pakistan's ongoing challenges regarding minority rights and the prevalence of religious persecution, issues that frequently fail to gain traction in mainstream Pakistani media despite being flagged by rights groups on social media.
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