<p>Shortly after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reacted to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/sushma-swaraj-to-take-up-sikhs-forced-conversion-with-pak-government-27239">reports of the forced conversion of Sikhs to Islam</a> in Hangu, Pakistan, Islamabad denied any such incident.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Swaraj had on December 19 shared an article by the Pakistani media on her Twitter handle.</p>

<p>The piece had reported on the &quot;forced&quot; conversion&nbsp;of Sikhs to Islam in Hangu, Pakistan.</p>

<p>&quot;We will take this up at the highest level with the Government of Pakistan,&quot; the minister had tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On Thursday, Pakistan denied any forced conversion of Sikhs to Islam in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.</p>

<p>Mohammad Faisal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, said it as an incident of &quot;misinformation&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Faisal also expressed Pakistan&#39;s commitment to the freedom of religion.&nbsp;</p>


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had on December 19 shared an article on the issue by the Pakistani media on her Twitter handle

Shortly after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reacted to reports of the forced conversion of Sikhs to Islam in Hangu, Pakistan, Islamabad denied any such incident. Swaraj had on December 19 shared an article by the Pakistani media on her Twitter handle. The piece had reported on the "forced" conversion of Sikhs to Islam in Hangu, Pakistan. "We will take this up at the highest level with the Government of Pakistan," the minister had tweeted. We will take this up at the highest level with Government of Pakistan. @IndiainPakistan Sikh community in Hangu ‘being forced to convert’ https://t.co/HiWuVmBzbj — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) December 19, 2017 × On Thursday, Pakistan denied any forced conversion of Sikhs to Islam in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Mohammad Faisal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, said it as an incident of "misinformation". Faisal also expressed Pakistan's commitment to the freedom of religion.

Pakistan denies 'forced' conversion of Sikhs to Islam

<p>Shortly after reports of Sikhs&#39; forced-conversion to Islam made headlines in Pakistan, Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj claimed that her team will take the highest action on the issue.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Swaraj shared an article from Pakistan media on her Twitter handle that reported on &quot;forced&quot; conversion of Sikh community in Hangu, Pakistan.</p>

<p>&quot;We will take this up at the highest level with the Government of Pakistan,&quot; the minister tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>She also tagged the High Commission of India, Islamabad in her tweet.&nbsp;</p>


Swaraj shared an article from Pakistan media on her Twitter handle that reported on 'forced' conversion of Sikh community in Hangu, Pakistan

Shortly after reports of Sikhs' forced-conversion to Islam made headlines in Pakistan, Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj claimed that her team will take the highest action on the issue. Swaraj shared an article from Pakistan media on her Twitter handle that reported on "forced" conversion of Sikh community in Hangu, Pakistan. "We will take this up at the highest level with the Government of Pakistan," the minister tweeted. We will take this up at the highest level with Government of Pakistan. @IndiainPakistan Sikh community in Hangu ‘being forced to convert’ https://t.co/HiWuVmBzbj — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) December 19, 2017 × She also tagged the High Commission of India, Islamabad in her tweet.

Sushma Swaraj to take up Sikhs' 'forced conversion' with Pak government

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