{"id":14655,"date":"2026-03-22T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/kicked-and-punched-sikh-student-tortured-forcibly-removed-turban-in-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:30:31","slug":"kicked-and-punched-sikh-student-tortured-forcibly-removed-turban-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/kicked-and-punched-sikh-student-tortured-forcibly-removed-turban-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Kicked and punched&#8217;: Sikh student tortured, forcibly removed turban in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"AI-generated image used for representation\">AI-generated image used for representation<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An Amritdhari Sikh girl was allegedly attacked at a Christian school in Pakistan&#8217;s Faisalabad district, IANS reported, quoting Khalsa Vox.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The report claims that the girl&#8217;s turban was forcibly removed and she was beaten after she refused to participate in Christian prayers. <!-- -->The incident reportedly took place at St. Catherine Girls&#8217; High School in Warispura area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The girl&#8217;s mother said school staff kicked and punched her daughter in the stomach. They said the girl suffered from asthma, but when her sister tried to help, the teachers allegedly stopped her, saying the victim was pretending.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Community group Sikh Brotherhood International has condemned the incident and demanded strict action against the school authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The mother also alleged that despite seeking help, she did not get support from Sikh leaders in Pakistan. He has demanded action against those responsible.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Khalsa Vox further reported that the mother had faced severe abuse in the past as well. She claimed that she was held hostage in Faisalabad for nine months and that her captors attacked and tortured her. During that time he had also alleged that his son&#8217;s hair, which is sacred in Sikhism, was forcibly cut.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>According to reports, the matter came to light when a journalist exposed it, following which the Punjab Minority Affairs Minister intervened and helped secure his release.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The incident has raised new concerns among members of the Sikh community in Pakistan, who are raising questions about the safety and treatment of the minority in the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI-generated image used for representation An Amritdhari Sikh girl was allegedly attacked at a Christian school in Pakistan&#8217;s Faisalabad district, IANS reported, quoting Khalsa Vox.The report claims that the girl&#8217;s turban was forcibly removed and she was beaten after she refused to participate in Christian prayers. 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