“I Want My Daughter Back”: Christian Parents Beg for Justice After 16-Year-Old Samina Is Allegedly Abducted and Forced into Marriage

Sixteen-year-old Christian girl Samina Allah Ditta was reportedly abducted from a brick kiln community in Phoolnagar on 2 October 2026.
Her family alleges that she was taken to Jhang, where her age was falsely recorded as 20 and she was married without her parents’ consent.
Despite an FIR being registered, her parents say they have received no meaningful help in securing her return.
BACA has visited the family and is seeking Rs.350,000 (£950) to fund legal representation and fight for Samina’s safe return.

A Mother’s Desperate Plea: “I Want My Daughter Back”

The parents of 16-year-old Samina Allah Ditta are living through an unimaginable nightmare after their daughter reportedly disappeared from their brick kiln community in Phoolnagar, Punjab.

Samina, a Christian minor, was allegedly taken on 2 October 2026 by a Muslim man known as Muni, who reportedly arrived in a white van while she was out buying milk from a nearby shop. Her family believes she was subsequently taken to Jhang, where a marriage certificate was produced that allegedly recorded her age as 20, despite her being only 16.

Her parents, Allah Ditta and Zarina Bibi, are devastated. They say their daughter was taken without their consent and that they have been unable to secure her return.

For a mother, the pain of not knowing where her young daughter is or whether she is safe is unbearable.

On 20 October 2026, a British Asian Christian Association (BACA) team visited the family at brick kiln GP Sarfraz Nagar to establish the facts, offer solidarity and assess how assistance could be provided.

During the visit, Zarina Bibi, 41, broke down in tears as she described the disappearance of her daughter and her family’s desperate attempts to bring her home.

She told BACA:

“I trust that my daughter would return, but she had been married to a Muslim man. How could my daughter marry when she is only sixteen years old? I want my daughter back.”

Samina Disappears While Buying Milk

According to Zarina Bibi, the incident happened between 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm on 2 October.

She had sent Samina to a nearby shop to buy milk. When her daughter had not returned by approximately 5:30 pm, Zarina became increasingly worried.

She immediately contacted her husband, Allah Ditta, who was working in the fields preparing mud for brickmaking the following day.

Allah Ditta hurried to the shop but could not find his daughter. As he began searching for her, witnesses reportedly told him that they had seen Muni and his associates taking Samina away in a white van.

The family was thrown into panic. They had no idea where their daughter had been taken or how they could bring her home.

Allah Ditta then contacted Ghulam Nabi, the supervisor of the brick kiln at Aulukh Bonga, where Muni reportedly lived and worked.

Rather than helping the distressed father, Allah Ditta alleges that Ghulam Nabi threatened him against approaching the police and repeatedly promised that Samina would be returned.

The father says he trusted these assurances and waited, hoping his daughter would come home.

But the promises were not fulfilled.

Marriage Certificate Leaves Parents Devastated

On 14 October, Allah Ditta received a marriage certificate sent to his home by Ghulam Nabi.

The document reportedly stated that Samina had married Muni and recorded her age as 20.

For Allah Ditta and Zarina, receiving the certificate was devastating. They maintain that their daughter is only 16 and that no marriage could have taken place with their consent.

Zarina told BACA that Samina had no national identity card or birth certificate available to establish her age, making the family’s efforts to challenge the marriage particularly difficult.

The parents believe that their daughter’s age was deliberately misrepresented to facilitate the marriage.

The family describes the marriage as illegal and carried out through deception. BACA is concerned about the circumstances in which a minor Christian girl was allegedly taken away, converted to Islam and married without her parents’ knowledge or consent.

Zarina pleaded:

“Nobody has helped us. My daughter was innocent. I want her back.”

Police Complaint Registered, but Family Still Awaits Samina’s Return

On 14 October, Allah Ditta approached City Phoolnagar Police Station seeking help.

Police registered FIR No. 898/26 against Muni and his alleged associates Amir and Zahoor under Section 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

However, despite the registration of the complaint, the family says that Samina has not been recovered.

The parents are particularly distressed that, despite the protections provided under Punjab’s child marriage legislation, they have not seen the progress they desperately hoped for.

The Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act is intended to protect children from marriage before reaching the legally permitted age. BACA believes that Samina’s age and the circumstances surrounding the alleged marriage must be urgently investigated.

The family needs effective legal intervention to establish the facts, challenge any unlawful arrangements and secure Samina’s safe return.

Three Generations Trapped in Brick Kiln Debt

The circumstances facing Samina’s family make their struggle even more heartbreaking.

Allah Ditta has spent his life working at a brick kiln and says his family has endured brick kiln debt and bonded labour across three generations. His father was also a brickmaker, and he has continued the same difficult work to provide for his own children.

Allah Ditta and Zarina have seven daughters and one son:

• Sonia, 18, who is married and lives with her husband.
• Samina, 16, who is currently missing.
• Suneha, 14.
• Nisha, 11.
• Muskan, 8.
• Disha, 5.
• Shahid Masih, 21, who works alongside his father in brickmaking.

Supporting such a large family requires exhausting hours of physical labour. Allah Ditta works day and night to earn enough to meet their needs.

The family is also burdened by a debt of Rs.700,000, approximately £1,798, owed to the brick kiln owner. Allah Ditta says he borrowed this money to pay for his wife’s medical treatment and his daughter Sonia’s marriage last year.

With this debt already weighing heavily on the family, the cost of pursuing a legal battle is beyond their means.

Allah Ditta told BACA that he feels humiliated when people taunt him for being unable to bring his daughter home.

With tears in his eyes, he pleaded:

“I cannot bear the expense of a legal battle to get Samina back. Help me.”

His request reflects the desperate position of a father who wants to protect his child but lacks the financial resources to challenge those he believes are responsible.

BACA Steps In to Fight for Samina

Following its fact-finding visit on 20 October, BACA assured the family that it would provide legal support and stand alongside them in their efforts to secure Samina’s return.

The organisation recognises that Allah Ditta and Zarina cannot afford the legal representation needed to challenge the circumstances surrounding their daughter’s disappearance and alleged marriage.

BACA is therefore seeking to raise £2000 to hire a solicitor to represent the family and for necessary travel costs to travel to court and pursue the necessary legal action.

This funding is urgently needed to help:

• Secure professional legal representation for Allah Ditta and Zarina.
• Challenge the alleged falsification of Samina’s age.
• Pursue legal action concerning the circumstances of her disappearance and marriage.
• Press for an effective investigation and efforts to locate and safely recover Samina.
• Support the family as they navigate the legal process.

BACA is determined to ensure that poverty does not prevent these parents from seeking justice for their daughter.

Juliet Chowdhry: “A Child Should Never Have to Fight Alone to Be Returned to Her Parents”

Juliet Chowdhry of BACA expressed her heartbreak at the family’s suffering and the vulnerability of a young girl whose parents are desperately seeking her return:

“I cannot imagine the pain of a mother who sends her sixteen-year-old daughter to buy milk, only to spend the following days desperately searching for her. Samina is a child, and her parents should not have to beg, borrow or fall deeper into debt simply to have their daughter protected. It is devastating that a family already trapped in poverty and generations of hardship must now face a legal battle they cannot afford. We must not allow their circumstances to silence them. Samina deserves protection, her parents deserve answers, and the law must act to ensure that this child is safe and that justice is done.”

BACA believes that every child deserves protection, regardless of their religion, gender or economic circumstances.

No family should be left powerless because they are poor, and no child should be deprived of the protection of the law.

A Call for Justice and Samina’s Safe Return

For Allah Ditta and Zarina Bibi, nothing can replace the presence of their daughter at home.

They are not asking for wealth or special treatment. They simply want Samina returned safely and for those responsible to be held accountable through a fair legal process.

Their family has endured generations of hardship at the brick kiln. They have struggled with debt, poverty and the demands of raising a large family. Now they face the unbearable uncertainty of not knowing when they will see their daughter again.

BACA is appealing to supporters and people of goodwill to help raise £2000 for the legal representation and travel costs for the family and legal team, needed to pursue Samina’s case.  We also seek to raise £1768 to pay of the court fines for the family and £100 and monbth to support them financially as we move them hopefully to be the first family within our safe house and eventually into a permanent home in a safer Christian enclave.

Every contribution will help give these parents a stronger voice and a chance to challenge the circumstances surrounding their daughter’s disappearance.

Please stand with Allah Ditta and Zarina Bibi. Help BACA fight for Samina’s protection, her safe return and the justice every child deserves. Donate [here] today.

A sixteen-year-old girl should be at home, surrounded by the love and protection of her family. Her parents should not have to spend their days pleading for her return.

Samina must not be forgotten.