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Pakistan woman flies back to Italy after forced abortion
AP Updated May 25, 2018 Facebook Count
ROME: Italy’s foreign minister proudly announced the return to the country on Thursday
of a Pakistani woman who it claimed had been taken by her family to Pakistan to have an
abortion against her will after she got pregnant by her Italian boyfriend.

The case of young Farah attracted a lot of interest in Italy following the recent strangulation
in Pakistan of Sana Cheema, an Italian of Pakistani origin who police suspect was killed by
her family because she refused an arranged marriage.

Farah, 19, didn’t have Italian citizenship, only a residency permit. Nevertheless, the foreign
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ministry activated Italy’s embassy in Islamabad after Verona authorities heard from Farah’s
friends that she had been tricked into going home and was forced to have an abortion.
Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano tweeted on Thursday that Farah was safely back in Italy,
and he thanked Pakistani authorities who had removed Farah from her family’s home in a
Lahore area and brought her to the Italian embassy in Islamabad.Alfano had previously
said that Italy acted in Farah’s defence as a matter of respecting her human rights and
“fundamental rights based on the equality of men and women.”
According to Italian news reports, Farah managed to sneak text and audio messages to her
friends in Italy, recounting that her parents had tricked her into returning to Pakistan for
her brother’s wedding and then forced her to abort her child. She wrote of being afraid for
her life.
Once in the embassy, Italy arranged for Farah’s Pakistani passport to be renewed as her
family had destroyed the one she travelled with and issued her a visa to return to Italy.
Farah’s case prompted an outpouring of solidarity from Italian politicians from across the
political spectrum eager to prevent a repetition of the Cheema case.
Verona’s social services office, which had received complaints from Farah previously about
her abusive father, guaranteed her needs would be met and safety ensured.
Left-leaning lawmaker Laura Boldrini, the former house speaker, praised Farah for raising
her voice and “making us understand that when a woman rebels against those who want to
oppress her, she will never be left alone”. Right-wing leader Giorgia Meloni, who has
demanded a harsher crackdown on illegal immigrants, went so far as to call for Italy to
grant Farah citizenship.
Published in Dawn, May 25th, 2018