Child marriage is a global issue and according to “Girls Not Brides”, 12 million girls are married before 18: that is 23 girls every minute, and nearly 1 every second. In Pakistan, child marriage is a menace on the rise and the issue comes to light every now and then, after which society conveniently forgets about […]
13SharesA woman who was sold off by her uncle as a bride for Rs 700,000 in Sukkur, Sindh, managed to escape on the way to the groom’s village and reported the unlawful wedding to the police in Tangwani town of Kandhkot-Kashmore district. The forced marriage victim told media that she was not happy with the […]
A Christian woman was reportedly shot dead in Rawalpindi for her refusal to convert to Islam and enter into a marriage with a Muslim man. Christian news platform Aid to Church (AIC) reported that 24-year-old Christian woman Sonia Bibi had resisted an attempt to force her into marriage after converting her to Islam. The man […]