Parents who are burdened by their children marry off their daughters at an early age to elderly men without consent
KECH: Unfortunately, in Pakistan the issue of underage marriage is a worsening woe. This inadvisable practice is present all over the country. In many cases, parents who are burdened by their children marry off their daughters at an early age to even elderly men without their consent. This is a sickening matter.
This forced marriage issue is not only destroying our youth and denying them their basic rights, but threatens their life and health because of early pregnancy. The provincial governments ought to take appropriate steps in order to eradicate the bad practice from the country. The parents should be held accountable for such acts which often lead to harmful consequences for girls.
Abdul Waheed
Published in The Express Tribune, August 25th, 2019.
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