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| Father challenges Misbah ruling | Father challenges Misbah ruling |
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| Lawyers for the father of Misbah Rana have lodged an appeal against a court order to send her back to Scotland. | Lawyers for the father of Misbah Rana have lodged an appeal against a court order to send her back to Scotland. |
| The 12-year-old has been at the centre of a custody battle since she left her mother, Louise Campbell, to be with her father Sajad Rana in Pakistan. | The 12-year-old has been at the centre of a custody battle since she left her mother, Louise Campbell, to be with her father Sajad Rana in Pakistan. |
| A judge at the high court in Lahore ruled on Wednesday that she must return to Scotland, where her fate will be decided at the Court of Session. | A judge at the high court in Lahore ruled on Wednesday that she must return to Scotland, where her fate will be decided at the Court of Session. |
| The Lahore High Court is now being asked to review its decision. | The Lahore High Court is now being asked to review its decision. |
| Lawyers for Mr Rana said they were asking the court to give the 45-year-old custody of his daughter, who is also known as Molly Campbell. | Lawyers for Mr Rana said they were asking the court to give the 45-year-old custody of his daughter, who is also known as Molly Campbell. |
| Appeal lodged | |
| It is thought that there will be a hearing on Monday to determine whether there is a legal basis for the appeal. | |
| Speaking on Saturday, Mr Rana said: "The appeal has been lodged and my solicitor tells me that they will tell me next Monday or Tuesday about it. | |
| "In the meantime, I've been told not give interviews as it might jeopardise my case." | |
| Ms Campbell, who lives in the Western Isles, has interim custody of her daughter. | |
| Ms Campbell with her daughter before she left for Pakistan | |
| Misbah left Scotland for Pakistan in August after being met by her sister Tahmina outside her school in Stornoway. | Misbah left Scotland for Pakistan in August after being met by her sister Tahmina outside her school in Stornoway. |
| Police launched an investigation into a possible abduction, but it later emerged that Misbah had left Scotland of her own free will to be with her father. | Police launched an investigation into a possible abduction, but it later emerged that Misbah had left Scotland of her own free will to be with her father. |
| Wednesday's hearing in Lahore considered whether an order by the Court of Session in Edinburgh last June giving interim custody to Ms Campbell had been violated. | Wednesday's hearing in Lahore considered whether an order by the Court of Session in Edinburgh last June giving interim custody to Ms Campbell had been violated. |
| It was also in line with a legal agreement on how cases involving children who are resident in the UK but are taken to Pakistan should be handled. | It was also in line with a legal agreement on how cases involving children who are resident in the UK but are taken to Pakistan should be handled. |
| The judge ordered that Misbah should be handed over to the British High Commission within seven days. | The judge ordered that Misbah should be handed over to the British High Commission within seven days. |
| Permanent custody | |
| However, the schoolgirl said she was "angry" and "scared" at the verdict and declared she would not leave Pakistan. | However, the schoolgirl said she was "angry" and "scared" at the verdict and declared she would not leave Pakistan. |
| Ms Campbell has an action lodged with the Court of Session for permanent custody of her daughter. | Ms Campbell has an action lodged with the Court of Session for permanent custody of her daughter. |
| Misbah and her father also have papers lodged with the Edinburgh court defending the action. | Misbah and her father also have papers lodged with the Edinburgh court defending the action. |
| Speaking after Wednesday's verdict, Ms Campbell said she was overjoyed that her daughter would be coming back to Scotland but added that Misbah would be "confused and scared". | Speaking after Wednesday's verdict, Ms Campbell said she was overjoyed that her daughter would be coming back to Scotland but added that Misbah would be "confused and scared". |