Recovery of Bajaur girls: Court grants bail to three accused

E-Paper | April 30, 2026

KARACHI: A local court in Karachi granted bail on Friday to three accused persons, including a seminary owner, who had handed over 35 girl students to a family in Liaqatabad C-1 area as a bargaining chip to settle a debt recovery dispute.

The three accused persons, including seminary owner Hameeda Bibi, were produced in court today where their bail application was accepted against a surety bond of Rs 50,000 for Hameeda Bibi and Rs 100,000 for the other two.

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The court adjourned the next hearing of the case until December 10.

Police on Wednesday had recovered 36 minor girl students of a Karachi seminary who had been handed over to a family by a teacher and a supervisor of the madrassah over non-payment of a debt.

The little girls, who hail from Bajaur, still remain at the Darul Banaat child protection unit in Shanti Nagar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, in the custody of Sindh government.

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Parvez

Nov 28, 2014 03:52pm

Bail, for a dastardly crime against small girls.......shame on the judicial system.

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Gordon D Walker

Nov 28, 2014 04:12pm

While all of this is going on, as usual not one word from Millionaire Malala and her father's self-preserving Malala Fund. Malala stop the la la la and start spending the dough dough dough to help educate and assist the girls of Pakistan.

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Z khan

Nov 28, 2014 05:59pm

@Gordon D Walker I see envy raising it's ugly head. She has already done more than enough, and has the trophy to show for it. What have you done that is commendable?

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Sunshine(USA)

Nov 28, 2014 06:17pm

Is there so much poverty in Pakistan that tribal disputes are settled by offering their girls ? Disgusting. The whole world is watching in shock.

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Khan-Haqiqi

Nov 28, 2014 07:24pm

Here we go and then we beat our chest that crime has increased tremendously with 0 conviction what ones expect?

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Junaid

Nov 28, 2014 09:03pm

And story starts to become vague as usual. Shame.

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Wise

Nov 29, 2014 12:25pm

No justice in our system. Shame, shame.

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Nov 30, 2014 12:19pm

@Gordon D Walker Shame on you and all that support your views!

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