Mum opposes contact bid by Atiya’s father

GEMMA WILKINSON with Razuan Anjum

A woman whose former partner abducted their daughter and took her to Pakistan says she will oppose his attempts to stay in touch with the girl.

Former insurance salesman Razwan Ali Anjum (29) says he will ask a High Court judge to allow him contact with six–year–old Atiya Anjum–Wilkinson, who was found in Pakistan by police in December, more than three years after vanishing.

Atiya’s mother, Gemma Wilkinson (34), says she will challenge any application he makes.

“It doesn’t surprise me that he wants to have contact despite what’s happened — that’s the way he is,” said Ms Wilkinson. “But I will oppose it.”

Ms Wilkinson formerly lived in Ashton, while Anjum came from Rochdale. Ms Wilkinson and Atiya now live at a secret address.

Anjum took Atiya to Pakistan in November 2009 when she was three, after telling Ms Wilkinson they were going to the seaside for a week.

Atiya was found on Christmas Eve and flown back to the UK to be reunited with her mother.

Anjum was jailed in 2010 when a High Court judge ruled him in contempt for disobeying orders to return his daughter or reveal her whereabouts. He was given additional jail terms after repeatedly refusing to comply with orders. He isn’t eligible for release until March at the earliest.