Tag: Child Marriage Restraint

Remand for Khairpur rapist extended: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday, July 21 extended police custody for Sarang Shar, a retired teacher accused of raping his minor students and then filming the assaults, by another seven days. During the ...

Women mutilated, killed in separate cases: A woman and her friend were allegedly attacked and mutilated by the former’s brother-in-law and his son. The two men reportedly held the women by force and then chopped the victims’ noses ...

Jul 21, 2020: A 12-year-old child bride passed away under mysterious circumstances only three days after her marriage in Dir on Sunday. Naila, a victim of child marriage, was found dead in her room just days after her wedding. The incident occurred ...

Jul 11, 2020: Lawmakers in Punjab have vowed to amend Punjab's child marriage law and to increase the minimum age of marriage of girls from 16 to 18 years. Currently, the minimum age for marriage of girls in Punjab is 16 but it was ...