father selling daughter, rescued by police.
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In a shocking incident in Charsadda town, Pakistan, police successfully thwarted an attempt to marry off a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man. The groom, identified as Habib Khan, was arrested just moments before the ‘Nikkah’, along with the ‘Nikah Khwan’ who was set to solemnize the marriage. However, the girl’s father, Alam Syed, managed to escape the scene.
The case has been registered against the girl’s father, the elderly groom, and the ‘Nikah Khwan’ under the Child Marriage Act, as reported by ARY News.
Continued Incidents of Child Marriage
Despite strict laws against child marriage in Pakistan, such incidents continue to occur. Similar attempts were recently thwarted in Rajanpur and Thatta, where young girls were being forced into marriages with much older men.
In Rajanpur, Punjab, an 11-year-old girl narrowly escaped being married off to a 40-year-old man. Similarly, in Thatta, a young girl was saved from being forced into a marriage with a 50-year-old landlord, thanks to the timely intervention of the police.
On May 6, another disturbing case emerged in Swat, where a 70-year-old man had married a 13-year-old girl with her father’s consent. The police acted swiftly, arresting the groom, the father, the ‘Nikkah Khwan’, and the witnesses. The minor girl was taken to a hospital for a medical examination.
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Father tries to sell daughter
12-year-old girl rescued by police.
