The Baraat of the eight-year-old groom was seen dancing to dhol beats on the occasion.
Faisalabad (Pakistan Point News – 3rd April, 2019) In a fresh case of child marriage, an eight-year-old boy was married to 12-year-old girl in Faisalabad.
The video of the incident has also surfaced.
The Baraat of the eight-year-old groom was seen dancing to dhol beats on the occasion. The video showed the Baraat passing through the street while dancing.
The Nikkah of the children was also shown in the video.
Police, however, arrested the parents of these children along with the Nikkah khawan (marriage broker).
On the other hand, people condemned the incident as the video of this child marriage went viral on social media.
Child marriages are mostly practiced in the rural areas of the country and more than 140 million underage girls will get married between the years 2011-2020, said a recent World Health Organization (WHO) report titled 'Demographics of child marriages in Pakistan'.
According to the report, the child marriage remained a serious concern in Pakistan, with 21 percent of the girls getting married before reaching the age of 18 especially in the rural areas. The formal marriage or informal union before age 18 occurs throughout the world, it added. Moreover, being forced into marriage before one was able to give consent which violated the basic human rights of boys and girls, the report said.
Recently, prominent Hindu Lawmaker Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani tabled two bills and one resolution against forced conversions, child marriages and for protection of minorities throughout the country.
