EU decries forced religious conversion, child marriage in Pakistan

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union-.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union--300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union--1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union--1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union--590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/uropean-Union--400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The European Union has condemned the incidents of kidnapping, forced religious conversion, and child marriage in Pakistan, demanding the protection of girls in the South Asian nation. The EU Parliament highlighted the case of 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz, a Pakistani Christian girl who was abducted, converted to Islam, and forcibly married to her abductor in March [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/11/eu-decries-forced-religious-conversion-child-marriage-in-pakistan/">EU decries forced religious conversion, child marriage in Pakistan</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.