On the evening of July 3, 2025, an 18-year-old Christian woman named Adan Sabir was taken at gunpoint from her aunt’s home in Chak No. 126 GB Shahr Wa Na in Faisalabad, Pakistan.
What happened
- Around
6:30 p.m., armed men arrived in a white GLI vehicle and two
motorcycles.
- They
forced their way into the house, held family members at gunpoint, and
demanded Adan be handed over.
- The
attackers wanted her to marry a man named Ashley, who was already
married with three children.
- Adan
resisted.
After the abduction
- Her
brother, Nashid Masih, filed a police report (FIR No. 1252/25).
- The
abductors presented a forged Muslim marriage certificate in an
effort to justify the kidnapping as consensual.
- In
court, Adan was too frightened to speak because her captors had threatened
to harm her brother if she told the truth.
- The
lower court initially sided with the abductors.
How the case changed
- Adan’s
family appealed to the High Court.
- Once
Adan was allowed to meet her family privately, she recounted how she was
forced and intimidated.
- The
High Court ordered a new statement from her and reopened the case. The
earlier police report was reactivated so the investigation could continue
properly.
Broader context
This incident reflects a larger problem in parts of
Pakistan, where girls from religious minorities are sometimes abducted and
pressured to accept forced marriages or conversions. Human rights advocates say
cases like this often involve threats, manipulation, and legal loopholes that
make it hard for victims to get justice.
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