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Witnesses say Maira Shahbaz was walking home on April 28 in the town of Madina when Nakash and two accomplices forced her into a car, fired several gunshots into the air, and sped away.

When her family reported the kidnapping, Nakash produced a “marriage certificate” that listed the girl’s age as 19, even though her family has a birth certificate proving she is only 14. The Muslim cleric who ostensibly signed the birth certificate denied any involvement in the “marriage” when questioned.

Around 1,000 Christian and Hindu women are abducted each year in Pakistan and typically forced to convert to Islam.