A Hindu woman who went missing on Friday from the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, has converted to Islam in the Ghotki province of Pakistan, according to the Express Tribune.

Mehak Keswani, 22, was seen in footage reciting the Shahadah (Islamic proclamation of faith), announcing her new Muslim name, Mehak Fatima, and saying that she converted to Islam of her own free will.

Fatima added that she had traveled to Dargah Bharchoondi Shareef in the Ghotki province, where Pakistani politician Mian Javed performed the formal conversion ceremony.

dk 18 Aralık 2019 Yeni Şafak Missing Hindu woman converts to Islam in Pakistan A Hindu woman Mehak Keswani who went missing on Friday from the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, has converted to Islam in the Ghotki province of Pakistan, according to the Express Tribune.

Mian Mithoo, a maternal uncle of Mian Javed, confirmed that she was not coerced or forced into becoming Muslim. Mehak visited his village with a local Muslim man named Muhammad Ashar, a fellow classmate, and asked to be converted to Islam.

Mithoo, who is famous for facilitating such conversions, said he welcomes anyone who visits his home, asking to become Muslim, and provides them with all necessities with the help of his family and followers, and even supports them financially and provides shelter if need be.

“I just know that they were class fellows and both of them very intelligent,” he said.

The woman’s family had applied to Defence Police Station on Dec. 13 with the claim that their daughter Mehak Keswani went missing from DHA Phase 2.

Dr Siri Chand, a maternal uncle of Mehak, accused the police for not acting on time. He said that the family was worried about their daughter’s whereabouts. “She was kidnapped but we have not received any call from anyone yet,” he told The Express Tribune.

“Mehak and Ashar were class fellows. We have also tried to approach his family members but Ashar hasn’t been in touch with them either,” he added.