Friday, December 09, 2005

DIPLOMATIC SNATCH

It's not uncommon for young Pakistani-British females to be lured to Pakistan where they are forced to marry. That's where the diplomatic snatch team comes in:
Such is the plight of dual nationals caught in forced marriages that a special team has been established inside the British High Commission in Islamabad to rescue them. On average, diplomatic jeeps leave the high-walled compound for the villages of Punjab and Kashmir twice a week. Their mission: to pluck the reluctant brides from the clutches of their cousins, whisk them to safety and put them on a plane back to the UK.

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