3/11/2024 (Christian Daily International)
The Christian parents of a 10-year-old girl in Pakistan who was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam last month fear she could be sold to sex traffickers. A month after Laiba Suhail was abducted from her home in Punjab Province on Feb. 12 by four non-Muslims at the request of a Muslim, Shaukat Shah. The police have refused to prosecute Shah, who is well-known in the area for forcibly converting children to Islam, forcing them to say in court that they willfully converted, and later taking them from shelter homes on the pretext of giving them religious education. Her parents were not allowed to talk to her when she appeared in court. A court sent his daughter to a women’s shelter on Feb. 15 and Shah took custody of her after that. The police have not taken action to recover his daughter despite the family’s registration of an abduction case against Shah. Her father, Suhail Masih, is crippled in both legs, and neither he nor his wife are able to work due to health problems. It might be possible to recover Laiba if the family can file a petition with the Lahore High Court, but they do not have an attorney at this time.
Please pray…
Pray that Laiba’s parents will be able to find an attorney to help them take this case to the High Court.
Pray for Laiba, that she will not be sold to sex traffickers, and that the Lord will comfort her in her distress.
Pray that the Lord will comfort Laiba’s family and give them His peace.
Pray that the police and courts will begin to prosecute and convict those who carry out such kidnappings and forced conversions.
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