12-year-old girl in Pakistan forced to marry 72-year-old man, cops rescue her

In Pakistan's Charsadda town, the police successfully intervened to prevent the marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man named Habib Khan. The authorities arrested the groom and the 'Nikah Khwan' (the person who officiates the marriage), although the girl's father managed to escape. A case has been registered against the girl's father, the elderly groom, and the 'Nikah Khwan' under the Child Marriage Act.

12-year-old girl in Pakistan forced to marry 72-year-old man, cops rescue her

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In Pakistan's Charsadda town, the police successfully intervened to prevent the marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man named Habib Khan. The authorities arrested the groom and the 'Nikah Khwan' (the person who officiates the marriage), although the girl's father managed to escape. A case has been registered against the girl's father, the elderly groom, and the 'Nikah Khwan' under the Child Marriage Act.