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Saturday, September 24, 2011
Farzana Raja’s daughter abductedBy Ikram Junaidi
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme Chairperson Farzana Raja’s daughter was allegedly abducted from Sector F-6/2 in the limits of Kohsar Police Station on Friday.
On the other hand, the police suspected that the girl’s father, former provincial minister Pir Mukaramul Haq, could have taken her in his custody, as there was a dispute of children’s custody between the divorced couple.
According to police sources, 14-year-old Nida Mukaram, who is now called Nida Fatima, had gone to Islamabad College for Girls where she was studying and was supposed to return at 12 noon. The family’s driver went to pick her up but she did not show up on which the federal police was informed. However, the girl could not be recovered and was still missing.
Farzana Raja, who lives in Diplomatic Enclave, is in touch with the federal police. The police officials were investigating on the lines that Pir Mukaramul Haq had filed a petition in the court of former senior civil judge in Islamabad, Chaudhry Aurangzeb, stating that his estranged wife Farzana Raja was living with an American, Dr Ammar Turabi, without marriage and because of their attitude his daughter Nida Mukaram and son Pir Shahnawaz Ali’s character would be damaged. Farzana Raja had demanded divorce (Khula) from Pir Mukaramul Haq which was approved by the court.
She had married Dr Turabi due to which Pir Mukaramul Haq was not happy and he used to say in private meetings that girls were not allowed to live with their stepfathers in his family. So there is a possibility that Pir Mukaramul Haq took Nida with him or the girl herself had gone along with him. Kohsar Police duty officer, Ayaz, said that the police had inquired from the college management about the girl, but they have also shown ignorance.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk