French woman rescued in Pakistan after husband allegedly held her captive for 12 yearsSylvie Yasmina was rescued after one of her five children managed to leave the house and get to a nearby police station2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 1:44am, 25 Jun 2026Updated: 1:51am, 25 Jun 2026Pakistan police said on Wednesday that they had rescued a French woman and her five children after she told authorities she had been held captive by her husband for more than a decade and subjected to years of domestic abuse in the country’s northwest.The woman, identified as 54-year-old Sylvie Yasmina, was rescued earlier this week from a mud-brick home in Bara, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, district police chief Waqar Ahmad said.He said Yasmina’s husband, Ahmad Khan, had been arrested and investigations are under way.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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French woman rescued in Pakistan after husband allegedly held her captive for 12 years
Pakistani police rescued a 54-year-old French woman, Sylvie Yasmina, and her five children from a mud-brick home in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Yasmina reported being held captive by her husband for over a decade and subjected to domestic abuse.
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Pakistani police rescued a 54-year-old French woman, Sylvie Yasmina, and her five children from a mud-brick home in Bara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Yasmina reported being held captive by her husband for over a decade and subjected to domestic abuse. The rescue occurred earlier this week after one of her children escaped and alerted authorities. Her husband, Ahmad Khan, has been arrested, and an investigation is ongoing.
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The husband, Ahmad Khan, has been arrested and is under investigation.
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The rescue occurred after one of her five children escaped the home and alerted the police.
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A French woman, Sylvie Yasmina (54), was rescued in Pakistan after allegedly being held captive by her husband for over 12 years.
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The woman reported being subjected to years of domestic abuse during her captivity.
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