Pakistan: Court halts five child marriages
Source:
BBC Pakistan's top constitutional court has intervened to stop the marriages of five minor girls which were arranged in order to settle a tribal dispute.
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5126346.stm
Submitted on Fri, 06/30/2006 - 00:00
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