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French woman rescued in Pakistan after alleged 12-year captivity
Filed: Jun 24, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
Summary: Pakistan police rescued a French woman and her five children from a home in Bara, saying her husband held her captive for 12 years.
WHO: Pakistan police
WHAT: Rescued a 54-year-old French woman and her five children from a mud-brick home, after she alleged long-term captivity and domestic abuse by her husband.
WHEN: Jun 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM ET
WHERE: Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
WHY: The woman told authorities she had been held captive by her husband for more than a decade and subjected to domestic abuse.
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