Christian girl abducted by Muslims remains missing

Sunday, February 07, 2010

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Human rights campaigners in Pakistan learned that on January 20, five Muslim men; Muhammad Afzal, Maqsood Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf and two other unidentified men, abducted Asifa Bibi, 21, Christian girl, from her home at gunpoint in Sargodha, Punjab province.

Asifa‘s father, Nasir Masih, told ICC that Muhammad Ashraf, one of the suspects, had previously asked Asifa to convert to Islam and marry him.

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