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| Misbah appeal case delays return | Misbah appeal case delays return |
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| A court has decided to delay the return of Scottish schoolgirl Misbah Rana from Pakistan to allow appeal proceedings. | A court has decided to delay the return of Scottish schoolgirl Misbah Rana from Pakistan to allow appeal proceedings. |
| The 12-year-old's father, Sajad Rana, hopes to overturn a judge's order that his daughter should be returned to her mother in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. | The 12-year-old's father, Sajad Rana, hopes to overturn a judge's order that his daughter should be returned to her mother in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. |
| The hearing was adjourned to allow Mr Rana's lawyers to further prepare the case, which will resume on Friday. | The hearing was adjourned to allow Mr Rana's lawyers to further prepare the case, which will resume on Friday. |
| Misbah was to be handed to the British High Commission by Wednesday but will stay in Pakistan until at least Friday. | Misbah was to be handed to the British High Commission by Wednesday but will stay in Pakistan until at least Friday. |
| The schoolgirl, also known as Molly Campbell, left her home in Stornoway for Pakistan in August after being met by her sister outside her school. | The schoolgirl, also known as Molly Campbell, left her home in Stornoway for Pakistan in August after being met by her sister outside her school. |
| 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. |
| Mr Rana, 45, lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court in Lahore on Saturday to keep his daughter in Pakistan. | Mr Rana, 45, lodged an appeal at the Supreme Court in Lahore on Saturday to keep his daughter in Pakistan. |
| Not leave | |
| On Monday, Lahore High Court ordered that Misbah should not leave its jurisdiction until the next hearing, which is expected on Friday. | |
| A judge at the same court last week ruled that the girl should be returned to the care of her mother, Louise Campbell. | |
| Misbah has said she does not want to leave Pakistan. | |
| Ms Campbell lodged a legal petition in Pakistan, claiming her daughter was taken there illegally by her former husband. | Ms Campbell lodged a legal petition in Pakistan, claiming her daughter was taken there illegally by her former husband. |
| The judge ruled on Wednesday that Misbah should be returned to her mother and the case heard under the jurisdiction of Scotland's courts. | The judge ruled on Wednesday that Misbah should be returned to her mother and the case heard under the jurisdiction of Scotland's courts. |
| Ms Campbell's lawyer, Naheeda Mahboob Elahi, confirmed that Misbah would remain in Pakistan while the appeal is heard. | Ms Campbell's lawyer, Naheeda Mahboob Elahi, confirmed that Misbah would remain in Pakistan while the appeal is heard. |