Overview
- Pakistani police raided a mud‑brick home in Bara after one of the couple’s sons escaped to a local station and reported the situation, triggering the rescue operation.
- Officers found 54‑year‑old Sylvie Yasmina and her five children living in a single, dilapidated room with visible bruises and other injuries.
- Authorities say Yasmina told investigators the family were isolated and abused by her husband after the couple moved from Australia to Pakistan in 2014.
- Police have arrested the husband, named by officials as Ahmad Khan, and say investigations are ongoing as the family remains in a women’s shelter in Peshawar.
- Human‑rights groups and officials note the case highlights gaps in detection and protection for domestic abuse victims in Pakistan and could prompt closer cooperation on child protection and repatriation procedures.