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| Misbah's mother in custody offer | Misbah's mother in custody offer |
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| The mother of schoolgirl Misbah Rana has offered to drop her claim for full custody of her daughter provided she has regular contact to her. | |
| The 12-year-old, also known as Molly Campbell, left Scotland without her mother's consent last August to be with her father, Sajad Rana in Pakistan. | |
| However, Ms Campbell's pursuit of an out-of-court settlement could be derailed by her daughter. | |
| Misbah has told a news conference she does not wish to see her mother. | |
| Ms Campbell's lawyer has told the Supreme Court in Islamabad she would not insist on full custody in return for regular access to her daughter. | |
| The court had been expected to make a ruling on whether Misbah should return to the UK. | |
| Nahida Mahboob Ellahi, Ms Campbell's lawyer, said the lengthy legal wrangling had made her client ill with stress. | |
| Ms Ellahi said: "I have made an offer on behalf of my client that she will not insist on full custody provided regular meetings with her daughter take place." | |
| She has not just dropped the custody case, she has just asked for an out-of-court settlement Lawyer Nahida Mahboob Ellahi | She has not just dropped the custody case, she has just asked for an out-of-court settlement Lawyer Nahida Mahboob Ellahi |
| However, Misbah said she wishes to have nothing to do with her mother. | |
| The girl said: "They say I have been abducted. | |
| "This is not true. I am living with my father and I don't want to go to Britain." | |
| Asked whether she would meet with her mother if she came to Pakistan, the girl said: "I don't want to see her." | |
| Outside her home in Stornoway, Ms Campbell declined to comment. | |
| She said: "I cannot say anything just now." | |
| Misbah's father Sajad Rana talks to media as he leaves Supreme Court | |
| Ms Ellahi told the BBC of the effect the court proceedings have had on Ms Campbell's wellbeing. | Ms Ellahi told the BBC of the effect the court proceedings have had on Ms Campbell's wellbeing. |
| She said: "She has said she is in a very bad state of health and it has caused a lot of mental and psychological strain fighting this battle." | She said: "She has said she is in a very bad state of health and it has caused a lot of mental and psychological strain fighting this battle." |
| Ms Ellahi added: "She has not just dropped the custody case, she has just asked for an out-of-court settlement." | Ms Ellahi added: "She has not just dropped the custody case, she has just asked for an out-of-court settlement." |
| The Supreme Court has ruled that the parties involved should return next week with details of an out-of-court settlement and written details of how Misbah's estranged parents should get access to her. | The Supreme Court has ruled that the parties involved should return next week with details of an out-of-court settlement and written details of how Misbah's estranged parents should get access to her. |
| Ms Campbell has intimated a wish that her daughter visit her in Scotland, although Mr Rana would prefer the visits to take place in Pakistan. | Ms Campbell has intimated a wish that her daughter visit her in Scotland, although Mr Rana would prefer the visits to take place in Pakistan. |
| Another of the conditions tied into Ms Campbell's offer is that she be able to speak to her daughter by phone. | Another of the conditions tied into Ms Campbell's offer is that she be able to speak to her daughter by phone. |
| Mr Rana said Misbah was unable to attend the hearing in Islamabad because she was also unwell through stress. | Mr Rana said Misbah was unable to attend the hearing in Islamabad because she was also unwell through stress. |
| International attention | International attention |
| In December, a hearing into Misbah's case was postponed until this month. | In December, a hearing into Misbah's case was postponed until this month. |
| A judge sitting in Lahore High Court had ruled she be handed over to a female officer from the British High Commission by 6 December and then return to her mother, who lives in the Western Isles. | A judge sitting in Lahore High Court had ruled she be handed over to a female officer from the British High Commission by 6 December and then return to her mother, who lives in the Western Isles. |
| He made his decision on the basis that the youngster was a UK resident and her case fell under its jurisdiction. | He made his decision on the basis that the youngster was a UK resident and her case fell under its jurisdiction. |
| However, her return was delayed after Mr Rana appealed for Misbah to be allowed to stay in Pakistan while the custody case was resolved. | However, her return was delayed after Mr Rana appealed for Misbah to be allowed to stay in Pakistan while the custody case was resolved. |
| The case has drawn international attention since the youngster arrived in Lahore to live with her father and three siblings. | The case has drawn international attention since the youngster arrived in Lahore to live with her father and three siblings. |