A Pakistani woman forced by her
family to abort the child she had conceived with a fellow
Pakistani allegedly because he was an Italian citizen has been
freed by police near Islamabad, sources said in her adopted
hometown of Verona Friday.
Pakistani police reportedly freed her in an operation,
sources said.
She is now safe and with representatives of Italian
authorities, the sources said.
The news was confirmed by Verona investigative sources.
Italian police sources said the woman, Farah, was healthy and
well.
She has been taken to a safe location that has not yet been
divulged.
The police operations saw the involvement of the Italian
foreign ministry, the Italian consulate in Islamabad, and the
Verona police office.
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