' Mst. Sofia Latif the alleged detenue has been recovered from the respondents and produced by the bailiff of this Court today. She is about 14 years old because admittedly she was born on 11-10- 1979. Respondent is U.S. citizen. The alleged detenue when asked categorically stated that she wants to live with the present petitioner who is her real paternal-grandmother. The respondent has placed on record a judgment delivered by Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, according to which the custody of the two minor children including the alleged detenue has been ordered to be delivered to the respondent by the said Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred two judgments reported as Miss Christine Brass v. Dr. Javed Iqbal PLD 19981 Pesh. 110 and Mrs. Moselle Said v. Khawaja Ahmad Said and others PLD 1957 (W.P.) Kar. 50 and argued that the foreign said judgment has no material bearing upon the right of the petitioner to seek restoration of custody of the minor to her as she was illegally removed from her custody and detained by the respondent No.
3. The petitioner has placed on record a judgment delivered by another Court of America through which the respondent was convicted for drug abuse.
2. Since the alleged detenue has expressed her desire to live with the petitioner therefore, she is set at liberty. She may go and live with the petitioner as she wants. Disposed of accordingly.