5-Year-Old Pakistani Girl Forced Into Marriage, Investigation Ordered

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Last October, in Pakistan, a five-year-old Baluchi girl was forced into a marriage contract. On November 1st, a federal sharia court in Pakistan instructed an officer representing Baluchistan Province to submit a report on the marriage, as well as an overview of the practice of child marriage and what steps are being taken to stop it in the region. The girl’s father secretly taped the exchange, insisting the girl was too young. He couldn’t stop the marriage due to local and tribal pressure. Still, he filed a police report and included the video as evidence. Local police have arrested two suspects who arranged the marriage. They are still looking for the cleric who officiated the ceremony. If convicted, they could serve a 6-month sentence. Reports say that the young girl has been recovered. Women's rights organization Shikat Gah says the country fails to prevent many child marriages because they simply aren’t registered. Lawyer Kishwar Zehra says the country’s Religious Right is the most prominent opposition to creating laws to safeguard children from marriage. The Council on Islamic Ideology has publicly opposed any law setting a minimum age for girls.

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5-Year-Old Pakistani Girl Forced into Marriage, Investigation Ordered

Location: Pakistan