Help sought for girl sold to settle gambling debt

[HallaGulla]

HYDERABAD, Feb 26: The mother of a teenage girl, allegedly sold by her (late) father when she was one-year-old after incurring heavy debt in gambling, has threatened to immolate herself if the girl, now 16, is not saved from being handed over to a middle-aged man.

Speaking at a news conference at the press club here on Monday, Ms Nooran, of Zeal Pak Colony, Latifabad, said her late husband Rahib was a gambler and he had sold their one-year-old daughter Rasheeda for Rs10,000 to one Lal Hyder after incurring heavy debt in gambling. She said that her parents gave her Rs10,000 and she returned the money to Lal.

She said that Lal was pressuring her to marry off Rasheeda to his son. She said her sons Peeral and Abdul Wahab were receiving threats.

She threatened to immolate herself if she and her family were not saved from harassment and provided protection from Lal, his son Ghani and others.

Taking notice of the press conference, Hyderabad District Police Officer Ali Ahmed Junejo ordered registration of a case and the Site police station registered an FIR under Sections 147, 148, 149, 504 and 506(2) of the Pakistan Penal Code against 10 people.

Police teams have been constituted for the arrest of the accused.

Reuters adds: Rasheeda said she had filed applications with police and a local councillor asking them to prevent Lal Hyder from taking her to his home.

Nooran said her husband had racked up the debt of Rs10,000 to Lal playing cards.

“My husband didn’t have money to pay, and instead he told Lal that he could take Rasheeda when she grows up,” she said.

Despite being paid his money, she said, Lal still insisted the girl should be given to him because of tribal customs.

Both families belong to the same tribe.

The girl’s uncle, Dur Mohammad, said Lal apparently wanted to marry the girl to his son.

Khalid Rajput, a local councillor, said the decision that Rasheeda should be handed over had been taken last week at a tribal council.

“We know some tribal elders from Balochistan came for the meeting in which the girl’s family was told to give her as per their customs,” he said.

Irfan Bhutto, a police officer, said Lal had been summoned. “We will ensure the girl does not have to do anything against her will.”

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kaise kaise log hain is duniya main. Their backs should be spanked red.

[Matrubhoomi]

Re: Help sought for girl sold to settle gambling debt

^ ^
..disgusting people with their pathetic tribal systems.!!

[Light_Bearer]

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Yaar jab tal jahalat rahegi tab tak is tarah ki problems rahen gi.

[danial]

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i have no words.

[mercenary2k]

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animals

[teelobhain]

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I spit on such fathers face who rather then becoming a cape to hide his daughters sells them just because of his addiction - Astagfar.

[mercenary2k]

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and they have the nerve to call other people un-islamic

by their behaviour, these people are the most un-islamic animals on the planet

[hitchki]

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this is jokes. Almost as funny as the girl who threw her baby out the window.

[vroom]

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you win some
you lose some

[Amber11]

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Pathetic...more like deals made for cattle and sheep ratherthen humans!

[slim_mo]

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It's a sad story,
...but exactly who called who un-islamic, and who is the **'they' **you're referring too ?

@mercenary2k

and they have the nerve to call other people un-islamic

by their behaviour, these people are the most un-islamic animals on the planet

[Lajawab]

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@mercenary2k

and they have the nerve to call other people un-islamic

by their behaviour, these people are the most un-islamic animals on the planet

The guy who sold his daughter was a gambler and the guy who settled the debt was probably a habitual usurer…Where did Islam or Muslim come into the equation?

They just happen to have Muslim names probably like you or me…

If they would do something which you believe is unIslamic and look down on them, no doubt they would look down upon many of your actions as unIslamic…

What was that in the other thread you were mentioning about going to clubs and you being OK with it?

[Amorphous]

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HallaGulla, I appreciate your concern for Pakistan. This case has already been highlighted by Pakistani media. I was thinking maybe you should direct your attention to what’s going on in a neighboring country. (I suppose you’re originally from there). For example, you can start a discussion here about this news. An Indian girl of 14 who was allegedly raped has written to President APJ Abdul Kalam asking him to give her “justice or permission to die”.Not an old news.

Or open a thread about: We are talking about over 167 million people in the country. The majority of whom live in segregation and experience violence, murder, rape and atrocities to the scale of 110,000 registered cases a year according to 2005 statistics," she said. “A majority of those cases end in acquittals if they ever get to trial. The solution is to end impunity and for the state to stop colluding and acting in this capacity and to end hidden apartheid in India. It is not a new solution. It is an end to oppression and discrimination and violence.”

I’m not criticizing you for drawing our attention to this incident, but I believe that Indians should show greater concern for what is going on in their own country. This way visitors on this borad will be able to find out more about problems facing India. Their knowledge about India in most cases is limited to what Bollywood shows them.

[Light_Bearer]

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I agree with Lajjo (rare case but..) religion has nothing to do with this.

[HallaGulla]

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@Amorphous

HallaGulla, I appreciate your concern for Pakistan. This case has already been highlighted by Pakistani media. I was thinking maybe you should direct your attention to what’s going on in a neighboring country. (I suppose you’re originally from there). For example, you can start a discussion here about this news. An Indian girl of 14 who was allegedly raped has written to President APJ Abdul Kalam asking him to give her “justice or permission to die”.Not an old news.

Or open a thread about: We are talking about over 167 million people in the country. The majority of whom live in segregation and experience violence, murder, rape and atrocities to the scale of 110,000 registered cases a year according to 2005 statistics," she said. “A majority of those cases end in acquittals if they ever get to trial. The solution is to end impunity and for the state to stop colluding and acting in this capacity and to end hidden apartheid in India. It is not a new solution. It is an end to oppression and discrimination and violence.”

I’m not criticizing you for drawing our attention to this incident, but I believe that Indians should show greater concern for what is going on in their own country. This way visitors on this borad will be able to find out more about problems facing India. Their knowledge about India in most cases is limited to what Bollywood shows them.

*Well I am not posting such articles because of tit for tat policy. *
I never said that life is a bed of roses for every Indian. Problems about India are always highlighted in this forum..check my friend Silly Billy’s posts…he is an avid India watcher.
**
We Indians know that New Delhi has the dubious distinction of rape capital of India.

**
*In one of my posts I had also highlighted ‘the land of missing children’ Calcutta..a documentary shown on CNN. Humdreds of teenaged girls being pushed into prostitution. *

[retroguy02]

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Fcuk the tribal system... it's poor bullisht as far as I'm concerned.. these people should either stick to purely Islamic systems or westernize themselves so at least their half-arsed cultures can qualify as humane.

[nikhil25]

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@Amorphous

HallaGulla, I appreciate your concern for Pakistan. This case has already been highlighted by Pakistani media. I was thinking maybe you should direct your attention to what’s going on in a neighboring country. (I suppose you’re originally from there). For example, you can start a discussion here about this news. An Indian girl of 14 who was allegedly raped has written to President APJ Abdul Kalam asking him to give her “justice or permission to die”.Not an old news.

Or open a thread about: We are talking about over 167 million people in the country. The majority of whom live in segregation and experience violence, murder, rape and atrocities to the scale of 110,000 registered cases a year according to 2005 statistics," she said. “A majority of those cases end in acquittals if they ever get to trial. The solution is to end impunity and for the state to stop colluding and acting in this capacity and to end hidden apartheid in India. It is not a new solution. It is an end to oppression and discrimination and violence.”

I’m not criticizing you for drawing our attention to this incident, but I believe that Indians should show greater concern for what is going on in their own country. This way visitors on this borad will be able to find out more about problems facing India. Their knowledge about India in most cases is limited to what Bollywood shows them.

this post is a sign of weakness, brother.

[Amorphous]

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^ more ‘weakness’ from me. One of the two men accused of the rape and murder of at least 19 women and children in India has made a confession before a magistrate. I can show a lot more weakness, but it will be deleted. i wish indians could also show a bit of their weakness once in a while.

[nikhil25]

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@Amorphous

^ more ‘weakness’ from me. One of the two men accused of the rape and murder of at least 19 women and children in India has made a confession before a magistrate. I can show a lot more weakness, but it will be deleted. i wish indians could also show a bit of their weakness once in a while.

when i said weakness, i was referring to your inability to curb your anger at an indian posting this article and your furious desire to retaliate against him.

though admirably patriotic, your efforts are a bit undistinguished as there are more than enough pakistanis on this forum with their bookmark lists exclusively filled with every negative article about india that has ever appeared on the internet in the last 10 years.

they are doing a fine job of keeping this forum informed with up-to-date negative india articles, and i doubt they appreciate you stealing market share from them.

[Amorphous]

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nikhil25, i was neither angry nor furious. i wanted to say something, i did that, and left the thread. it was someone else who couldn't resist the temptation to point out my weakness. the little time i have spent on this board is enough for me to know that the guy has had this problem for a long time.