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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan leaders raise concerns over child marriage
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Civil society representatives including the head of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) expressed concerns over the absence of laws and constitutional protections for women in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan region, especially underage marriage.
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Extreme weather events linked to higher child marriage: Study
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
One of the negative consequences of catastrophic weather incidents around the world that most people might overlook is an increase in underage marriages.
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Pakistan: Rights Activists stress to curb forced conversion, underage marr
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While addressing the presser on Tuesday, NMAP Chairman Lala Robin Daniel said that the system has collapsed and minor girls' respect and dignity are at stake due to a lack of implementation of laws and malpractices.
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Arzoo conversion case: Pakistan judge orders husband to be tried for rape,
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 10 (ANI): A judicial magistrate on Wednesday ordered the purported husband of Arzoo Raja - a teenage Christian girl who was abducted before being forcefully converted and married - to be tried for rape under the Sindh government's underage marriage act.
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Rajasthan: 15-year-old knocks CM Gehlot's door to get protection from chil
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): Amid government's strict policy and action to prevent cases of child-marriages, a 15-year-old girl had to seek help from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to save herself from the social curse of underage marriage.
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Pakistan: Seven people arrested for abduction, forced conversion of Hindu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 26 (ANI): Police have detained at least seven people, including a Nikah Khwan (marriage officiator) who is suspected of involvement in the abductions, forced conversions from Hinduism to Islam, and underage marriages of two minor Hindu girls.
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