10 year old kidnapped on way to school

A 10 year old Christian girl named Aney Tariq was kidnapped on 4th September while on the way to school in Gujranwala in North East Pakistan.  The same day her kidnapper, Haider Butt claimed that of her own will she had converted to Islam and married him.  The police are doing nothing about it.

Wilson Chowdhry of the BPCA said :

"Once again we have an implausible claim that a 10 year old girl freely agrees to convert and marry an assailant, in an obvious cover up of the serious crime of kidnapping and presumed rape.  It always seems to be the young and vulnerable who suddenly 'of their own free will' convert to Islam and marry their kidnappers / rapists?  Moreover these pernicious rapists try and cover their crime with a cloak of piety."  

Pakistani law states 18 is the legal age for marriage, while many Islamic laws state the age is 16.  However many extreme sects of Islam claim that a girl can be married when she first menstruates.  According to her family, even under this paedophile's charter, the marriage was illegitimate as Aney had not started her periods.

The rate of kidnap and rape of Christian girls and women in Pakistan -  and this does not include victims of other minorities - is thought to be at least 2 a day, and most of these cases involve claims that the victims freely converted to Islam and then married (one of) their rapists.

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Christian girl tortured by Muslim master

Sumbal Masih - photo World Vision in Progress

On 14th September, this girl, Sumbal Masih, aged 15 or 16, was working as a maid in the house of one Mr Adeel in Lahore, along with her younger sister Sadaf and cousin Rabiya.  She was watching the TV in the house when Mr Adeel came and beat her with iron rods or pipes, and then took her to the washroom (toilet?) and tortured her terribly.  Her sister, cousin and other servants heard her desperate cries and rushed to try and help but were prevented by Mr Adeel sent them away.  After this the cousin rushed to get Sumbal's parents,  and when they arrived outside along with human rights workers, Mr Adeel and his family claimed that Sumbal had 'run away from the house'.  They also refused to let the younger daughter go to her family.  After two hours the Adeel's allowed the girl's mother in the house.  After the police were called, Mr Adeel let the mother and Sadaf go, but kept making excuses about Sumbal.  The Human Rights group 'World Vision in Progress' has filed a rescue petition for the rescue of minor Sumbal at a Lahore court.

Wilson Chowdhry of the BPCA said :
Yet again we have violence against a teenage Christian maid.  The fact that the family are refusing her mother access is very disturbing.  What are they covering up?  Is it the fact that the girl was murdered, as in a recent case where a senior lawyer in the same city tortured to death a young Christian girl servant?  Is it to try and concoct a story about her condition, or has she been raped and forced to marry and convert as so many young Christian girls are?  Whatever the situation, it can't be good, and we call upon the police and courts to act speedily and thoroughly and without regard to threats or the faith of the perpetrator.  

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BREAKING NEWS - Shahbaz Taseer Kidnapped from Lahore

We have just seen news that the son of Governor Taseer, assassinated over his opposition to the blasphemy laws, has been kidnapped by Islamic militants in Lahore.

PLEASE PRAY FOR HIS SAFE RELEASE, and for a speedy capture and punishment for the perpetrators, both direct and indirect. Also for the family, for comfort and peace.