The move comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding the alleged kidnapping of two Hindu girls and their forced conversion to Islam.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani also submitted a resolution with the support of minority lawmakers from all major political parties condemning such incidents.

The five-point resolution calls for immediate passage of the bill against forced conversions.

One of the bills proposes five years to life imprisonment for a person who forces another to convert.

The bills are intended to serve as a deterrent.

One of the two bills suggests the setting up of specific courts to hear cases of forced conversions and shelter homes for victims.

It states any case of forced conversion before the court should be dealt within a period of 90 days with any reason for adjournment given in writing by the court.

The other bill – the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act, 2019 – indicates that those involved in child marriage cases be given rigorous imprisonment.

It suggests increasing punishment from one month to three years, and an increase in the fine from Rs1,000 to Rs200,000.

Hindus in Daharki taluka of Sindh’s Ghotki district staged a sit-in, after which a video claiming the two girls had converted to Islam went viral on social media.

In it, they claimed no one had forced them to convert, and that they had embraced Islam of their own free will.

But the Hindu community leaders alleged the underage sisters had been abducted by people from the Kohbar and Malik tribes on the eve of Holi.

An FIR was logged at Daharki Police Station on behalf of the victims’ brother, Shaman Das, son of Hari Das Meghwar.

According to the complainant’s statement, some time ago, he had a brief altercation with Barkat Malik and Huzoor Ali Kobhar, who used to stand outside his home.

Das claimed he was at home when six armed people entered and took the family hostage at gunpoint.

At one point, Safdar Ali and Barkat Ali caught the sisters, aged 13 and 15, and dragged them outside the house.

Meanwhile, Ahmed Shah and his three unidentified accomplices rummaged through the cupboards to find valuables.

According to the FIR, the accused stole 4 Tola of gold and Rs75,000 in cash.

Das says Safdar Ali, Barkat Ali and Ahmed Shah drove away with his sisters in a white Toyota Corolla, while the three unidentified men took off on their motorcycles.