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Man flees court after bail rejection in child marriage case

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Man flees

KARACHI: A man accused of marrying a minor girl fled from court premises after his bail was rejected by the Additional District and Sessions Judge in Karachi. During the hearing, the complainant’s lawyer argued that the accused had married a 13-year-old girl. A case was registered against him at the Mominabad Police Station under the … Read more

Underage marriage foiled

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Underage marriage foiled

KARACHI: The authorities successfully prevented a child marriage in the Hijrat Colony area, where a 13-year-old girl was reportedly being forced into matrimony. The Women and Child Protection Cell, in coordination with local police, arrested both the bride’s uncle and the groom. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at the Civil Lines Police … Read more

President signs bill prohibiting child marriage into law

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President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2025 into law, which fixes minimum age for marriage at 18. According to the legislation, no Nikah Khuwan will solemnize a marriage if either or both parties are under the age of 18. Nikah khuwan found violating this law may face up … Read more

LHC orders legal action against Nikah Khawan in child marriage case

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LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered legal action against Nikah Khawan in the case related to the marriage of a minor girl.

Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu of the Lahore High Court heard the case related to the marriage of a minor girl, during which the minor girl brought from Dar ul Aman(Shelter Home) was presented in the court.

The petitioner told the court that the girl is 15 years old who was forcibly married while the case of abduction of the girl is registered in Shahdara Police Station.

During the hearing, Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu asked the girl, “Son, you got married of your own will.”

On this, the girl told the court that yes, “I got married of my own free will”.

The court asked the girl again, how old are you? On this, the girl told the court that her age was between 15 and 16 years.

Later, the court ordered a judicial magistrate to decide the case.

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3 world’s most influential women want to end child marriage

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end child marriage

3 world’s most influential women want to end child marriage. Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, and Melinda French Gates shared their commitment. The trio spoke during a visit to Malawi and South Africa. Three of the world’s most influential women, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, and Melinda French Gates, have shared their commitment to ending child marriage … Read more

Sindh Home Dept allows police to recover Dua Zehra

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Dua Zehra

KARACHI: Sindh Home Department has given the go-ahead to police to recover teenage girl Dua Zehra. Upon receiving the order, police departed for Lahore to obtain custody of the girl. She will be brought back to Karachi after receiving permission from the Punjab Home Department. The case took a new turn when the police investigating … Read more

Child marriage

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Drought-affected parts of Ethiopia are experiencing “dramatic” rises in child marriage as the biggest climate-related disaster in 40 years drives people to the brink, according to the director of Unicef. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa, including sections of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Djibouti, have faced famine, malnutrition, and mass displacement as a … Read more

Philippines bans child marriage

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Philippines

MANILA – Child marriage became illegal in the Philippines on Thursday as a law banning the practice took effect in a country where one in six girls enters wedlock before the age of 18. The impoverished Southeast Asian country has the 12th-highest number of child marriages in the world, according to Britain-based rights group Plan International, … Read more

A man forcedly marries a girl after her father fails to pay the debt

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Child marriage

KHAIRPUR: A man forcibly married a 12-year-old girl in Khairpur after her father failed to pay the debt on time. According to reports, the incident occurred in the Ahmedpur area of Sindh’s Khairpur district, where a man failed to repay a Rs.20,000 loan. Due to nonpayment, the principal amount grew to Rs150,000, and the accused … Read more

GUDAI: First Pashto Web Series On Issue Of Child Marriage

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GUDAI: First Pashto Web Series On Issue Of Child Marriage

GUDAI is a short form web-series that speaks about the issue of child marriage in Pakistani society. The series is written and directed by Bakht Rawan Bakht, a renowned Pashto writer. The series introduces new and emerging artists from the Pushto Community like Manadar Sadiq, Bibi Shereena, Shabana Azmi, Roma and Adnan Bakht. The series … Read more

Indonesia raises the minimum age for brides to end child marriage

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Indonesia raises minimum age for brides to end child marriage

Indonesia’s parliament has revised the country’s marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards curbing child marriage in the world’s biggest Muslim majority-country. All factions in parliament agreed the revision at a plenary session on Monday (Sept … Read more

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