13-Year-Old Christian Girl Returned to Alleged Abductor After Court Ruling

A 13-year-old Christian girl has been returned to her alleged abductor following a court ruling in a case that highlights the ongoing persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. The girl's family claims she was kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam, and married to a much older man — a pattern that rights groups say is devastatingly common. International Christian Concern condemned the ruling as a failure of justice that emboldens predators targeting vulnerable Christian families.