In August, a 17-year-old Pakistani Christian girl was kidnapped from her home by a group of local Muslims in village Chak No. 87 Fateh Colony, Hasilpur, Bahawalpur District, Punjab Province, Pakistan. The abduction occurred while both of the girls’ parents were away from home.

“I was at work while my wife had gone to a dispensary to get her medication when our daughter went missing. She immediately informed me, and we started searching for her,”

the girl’s father told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. After they discovered her disappearance, they started searching for her. When they found out that she had been kidnapped and held by her captors, they went to the village elders and requested intervention. When brought before the village council, the suspects confessed to the kidnapping and promised to return the girl; however, they kept delaying her return. The girls’ father then filed a complaint with the police.

After the complaint, the police retrieved the girl, who then told them that she had been tortured and gang-raped by two of her abductors. The medical examination proved her claims about the multiple rapes and physical torture. One of the rapists was arrested, but even though there is enough evidence to arrest the other man, he is still free.

After charges were pressed, the suspects threatened the girl’s family to drop the charges. The father said that,

“They are threatening me to drop the case or face the consequences, but I won’t back down. They wronged my beloved daughter, and I will do whatever is in my power to see that they get punished for their crime.”

The girl’s father, just like many other Christians in Pakistan, is a low-paid daily wager, and the family struggles with poverty. Their financial status and Christian faith make the process slower, but the family and the family’s attorney hope that justice will be served.

Source: Christian Daily