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| A court in Pakistan has been given legal documents in the custody battle over the schoolgirl Misbah Rana. | A court in Pakistan has been given legal documents in the custody battle over the schoolgirl Misbah Rana. |
| A judge is trying to decide whether the 12-year-old's future should be determined by the courts in his own country or in Scotland. | |
| Misbah, who is also known as Molly Campbell, said she travelled to the country from the Western Isles to be with her father Sajad Amed Rana. | |
| However, her mother Louise Campbell has claimed she was abducted. | |
| At the hearing, the judge asked lawyers for Misbah's father to present a point by point reply to the legal arguments. | At the hearing, the judge asked lawyers for Misbah's father to present a point by point reply to the legal arguments. |
| Mr Rana has been given temporary custody of his daughter until 30 September after Mrs Campbell failed to appear for a court hearing in Pakistan. | Mr Rana has been given temporary custody of his daughter until 30 September after Mrs Campbell failed to appear for a court hearing in Pakistan. |
| Mrs Campbell has already lodged a petition alleging that Molly was illegally taken to Pakistan by her former husband and eldest daughter. | Mrs Campbell has already lodged a petition alleging that Molly was illegally taken to Pakistan by her former husband and eldest daughter. |
| Islamic culture | Islamic culture |
| It is understood to have been filed under a judicial protocol between Pakistan and Britain designed to speed up the resolution of child abduction cases. | It is understood to have been filed under a judicial protocol between Pakistan and Britain designed to speed up the resolution of child abduction cases. |
| Representatives from both sides had been expected to appear at Lahore civil court on Tuesday. | Representatives from both sides had been expected to appear at Lahore civil court on Tuesday. |
| Misbah's disappearance from her home in Stornoway, on the isle of Lewis, sparked an international police hunt. | Misbah's disappearance from her home in Stornoway, on the isle of Lewis, sparked an international police hunt. |
| Since arriving in Pakistan, Molly has insisted that she wants to remain there, claiming her mother's home had become a "living hell" and that her father's Islamic culture suited her better. | Since arriving in Pakistan, Molly has insisted that she wants to remain there, claiming her mother's home had become a "living hell" and that her father's Islamic culture suited her better. |
| She also signed a statement saying she arrived in Pakistan on 26 August under her own free will. | She also signed a statement saying she arrived in Pakistan on 26 August under her own free will. |
| Police in Scotland say the case could amount to a violation of the Child Abduction Act but officers in Pakistan have no plans to detain or deport the schoolgirl. | Police in Scotland say the case could amount to a violation of the Child Abduction Act but officers in Pakistan have no plans to detain or deport the schoolgirl. |
| There will be another hearing next month. | There will be another hearing next month. |