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JHANG: A man allegedly burnt his wife over second marriage issue in the Barwala village on Saturday. Sixty-year-old Ghulam Abbas had contracted marriage with Saleem Bibi five years ago. The couple had two children from the wedlock. Later, Ghulam Abbas ...

While laws dating back to the colonial era set the minimum age of marriage for boys at 18 and girls at 16, there is really very poor implementation of this legislation. It has also changed only in Sindh where the ...

MIRPURKHAS: Police stopped the marriages of two underage sisters after a raid on their wedding ceremony in Mubarakabad village near Nafees Nagar within the jurisdiction of the Naukot police station on Friday. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Shafi, who had been requested by ...

UMERKOT: Leaders of civil society have expressed grave concern over an alarming rise in the sale of minor girls into marriage in Umerkot, Tharparkar and Sanghar districts and demanded that the government implement relevant laws in letter and spirit to ...

By: Riaz Ahmad PESHAWAR: Police arrested seven people and foiled an attempt to sell off a 14-year-old girl for marriage in Lajbar Kala area of Daudzai police station. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Daudzai SHO Ijaz Khan said the force ...