Pakistani authorities said that they have initiated an inquiry into allegations that members of the Sikh religious minority were forced to convert to Islam in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. <br/><br/>The Sikh community in Hangu district last week filed a complaint, accusing a government official of forcing them to convert to Islam.<br/><br/>Sikhs are a small religious minority in Pakistan. <br/><br/>The community, which could number as many as 20,000 countrywide, has been subject to continued discrimination and violence over the years because of their religious affiliation. <br/><br/>The Sikh community complains the recent incident in Hangu shows that discrimination against them is systematic

Pakistani authorities said that they have initiated an inquiry into allegations that members of the Sikh religious minority were forced to convert to Islam in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. <br/><br/>The Sikh community in Hangu district last week filed a complaint, accusing a government official of forcing them to convert to Islam.<br/><br/>Sikhs are a small religious minority in Pakistan. <br/><br/>The community, which could number as many as 20,000 countrywide, has been subject to continued discrimination and violence over the years because of their religious affiliation. <br/><br/>The Sikh community complains the recent incident in Hangu shows that discrimination against them is systematic

Pakistani authorities said that they have initiated an inquiry into allegations that members of the Sikh religious minority were forced to convert to Islam in the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. <br/><br/>The Sikh community in Hangu district last week filed a complaint, accusing a government official of forcing them to convert to Islam.<br/><br/>Sikhs are a small religious minority in Pakistan. <br/><br/>The community, which could number as many as 20,000 countrywide, has been subject to continued discrimination and violence over the years because of their religious affiliation. <br/><br/>The Sikh community complains the recent incident in Hangu shows that discrimination against them is systematic