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How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan
As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Pak Man Kills Wife For Resisting Minor Daughter's Marriage: Report
In a gruesome incident, a man, Zulfiqar Jiskani from Pakistan's Lucky Shah Saddar area was arrested on Friday for killing his wife Babli Jiskani for resisting his attempt to marry off their underage daughter for a hefty price.
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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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Pak Hindu Lawmaker Moves Bills On Child Marriage, Forced Conversion
A Hindu lawmaker from Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has moved two bills in Parliament seeking enhancement of punishment for those involved in forced conversion and for making child marriage a cognisable offence, amid the nationwide outrage over the alleged forced conversion of two teenage girls from the minority community.
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9-Year-Old Child Bride Rescued From Wedding In Pakistan
Pakistani police rescued a nine-year-old girl from being married off to a 14-year-old boy to settle a family dispute today and arrested four village elders who had ordered the "compensation wedding".
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How Extreme Weather Is Leading To Rise In Child Marriages In Pakistan
As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods.
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Pakistani Man Forces Minor Daughter To Marry 72-Year-Old, Cops Rescue Bride
Police foiled an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man in Charsadda town and arrested the groom, ARY News reported.
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Pak Man Kills Wife For Resisting Minor Daughter's Marriage: Report
In a gruesome incident, a man, Zulfiqar Jiskani from Pakistan's Lucky Shah Saddar area was arrested on Friday for killing his wife Babli Jiskani for resisting his attempt to marry off their underage daughter for a hefty price.
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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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Pak Hindu Lawmaker Moves Bills On Child Marriage, Forced Conversion
A Hindu lawmaker from Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has moved two bills in Parliament seeking enhancement of punishment for those involved in forced conversion and for making child marriage a cognisable offence, amid the nationwide outrage over the alleged forced conversion of two teenage girls from the minority community.
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9-Year-Old Child Bride Rescued From Wedding In Pakistan
Pakistani police rescued a nine-year-old girl from being married off to a 14-year-old boy to settle a family dispute today and arrested four village elders who had ordered the "compensation wedding".
