A Pakistani court granted custody of a kidnapped 13-year-old Christian girl to her adult male captor, disregarding another court’s ruling that their supposed “marriage” was not legal, an attorney stated.
Relatives of a recent convert to Christianity dragged a pastor to jail and vowed he will remain there until the woman returns to her family, sources say.
Extremists invaded three churches simultaneously on Jan. 18, kidnapping 177 Christians, and Nigerian officials initially appeared to deny the incident.
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