child marriage

Child marriages in the province thrive as govt fails to implement Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act

Deeply rooted in culture, the menace of child marriage is an outgrowth of illiteracy

Bill, which would allow religious leaders to govern marriage and wed children, has prompted public demonstrations

Foreign missions in Baghdad and the United Nations have slammed the bill

Complaint under Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2013, registered against perpetrator

Over last two years students reached out to parents, their peers to create awareness

It will be difficult to adequately address the low rates of immunisation and the high rates of malnutrition

Also approves Prevention of Witchcraft Bill and Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill

Supreme Court is hearing petitions calling for marital rape to be declared a crime too

Police last month busted a racket involving wealthy men from Gulf states 'marrying' teenage Muslim girls

Parts of the ceremony were recorded and found on his mobile phone

Rini is seeking to empower others to fight back through a new network

Take multiple people into custody including nikah khwan

While the practice of child marriage is a global issue, it is most common in South Asia and in West and Central Africa

Police arrest the husband and his and the girl's father

Police arrest four people, cleric who solemnised the nikah and the head of Panchayat still at large

Despite laws and criticism, child marriage victims continue to endure a cycle of lifelong disadvantages and miseries

Child marriage is associated with mental health problems, poverty and increased high school drop-out rates

Police register case against 12 men including the cleric who performed the nikah

Rare fatwas, which also includes on environment, were issued at the end of a 3-day gathering of female clerics

Seven-year-old Sindhu and six-year-old Neelum were married to settle a karo-kari dispute

Police took 11-year-old girl into protective custody minutes before her rukhsati

Police took 11-year-old girl into protective custody minutes before her rukhsati

Under the new law, offenders will face a minimum of five years in prison and may serve up to 10 years

The two children were divorced by a jirga after their older siblings got a divorce; Complaint went through DPO

Four minor children, all aged under 12 years, were having their nikkahs solemnised

Experts say not much is expected to change if govt does not take issue seriously

Number of seminars, consultative sessions to be held across the country

Omar is 12 years old and his fiancee, Gharam, is 11

In some countries, girls as young as 10 are forced to marry much older men

The play struck a chord and a large number of participants could relate to its sensitive portrayal of the issue

The husband Seyed Abdolkarim and the girl's father have been arrested after a relative raised alarm about the wedding

Says her husband married a 12-year-old girl without her consent

In our culture, we throw young girls into marriages at ages when they have not yet understood their bodies

Shortly after the nikah, the police managed to arrest the groom and took the minor girl into protective custody

Three provinces are still considering draft bills on subject

When her best friend was married off before she turned 14, Omaima decided to do something against early marriages

It is heartening to note law-enforcement agencies are finally taking an interest in the violation of rights of minors

Local authorities also arrested four village elders who had ordered the "compensation wedding"

On Thursday, the Husri police arrested 55-year-old Muhammad Yousuf Brohi for marrying 11-year-old Husun Bano

This unnatural bond arranged without the consent of the couple sometime turns traumatic for the girl

Ask how an immature girl can even raise a child

Consultation was held to help reduce ideological conflicts between stakeholders

The Police stopped a 27-year-old man from marrying an 11-year-old girl in Chak 12, South

Fathers of both children, cleric performing ceremony, and 3 witnesses were charged under Child Marriage Restraint Act

Fatima Mangre got married at the age of four but separated after father said 'child marriage was wrong'

Eight-year-old girl was married to a father of nine to settle family dispute

As long as the likes of Abdul Aziz are allowed to roam around free, there’s clearly a problem with the govt’s mindset

Every child is born with an innate talent, whether it’s a girl or a boy

Parliamentary committee rejected the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2014 after CII dubbed it “anti-Islamic”