Mian Mithu

Forcibly Converted Hindu Women Opt to Stay with Husbands, But Story Remains Murky

By Tibbi Singer

Three young Hindu women who were kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to Muslim men, chose this week to live with their husbands instead of their families. It has been rumored that the three women had been threatened by Pakistan People's Party parliamentarian Mian Mithu with "dire consequences" if they decided to return to their parents.