2016
Please pray for the safe return of a young Pakistani
Christian woman called Marriam who has been abducted.
The 24-year-old (pictured) was dragged into a car as she walked
down the street with her young brother, Youhan, in Lahore’s Bahar Colony. She was on her way to college when she was
snatched.
As the car sped off, onlookers, alerted by Youhan’s cries, gave
chase on a motorcycle but the kidnappers managed to shake them off. During the
chase, a young girl was hit as she crossed the road, resulting in serious injury
to both her legs.
Police initially refused to register a case. In fact, it was only
when Marriam’s family and local Christians staged a road block in protest that
officers relented.
When a Release partner, Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and
Settlement (CLAAS), visited Marriam’s family, her mother was in ‘a state of
mourning’ but surrounded by Christian friends. The family say they have no idea
why Marriam has been abducted.
(Source: CLAAS)
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