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62-year-old Pakistani MP married 14-year-old girl


How terrible is the plight of women and girls in Pakistan. 
This can be gauged from this shocking news. Actually, the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and 62-year-old 'Member of National Assembly' (MP) from Balochistan, Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi (Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi) has married a 14-year-old girl. . 62-year-old Maulana is being criticized all over Pakistan for this act. At the same time, the Pakistan Police has also started investigation in this case. The child's father has also confirmed the case.

In Chitral town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an investigation was launched against the MP based on a complaint lodged by an NGO working for the welfare of women. An NGO named Anjuman Dawat-o-Azeemat accused Maulana Ayubi in an application. It said that an MP from Balochistan has married a girl four times younger than her age. This news spread on social media towards the fire and people got angry about this incident. On this appeal of the NGO, the police immediately started investigating.

The girl is born in 2006, not legally married

According to Pakistan newspaper Dawn, SHO of Chitral Police Station Sajjad Ahmed told that the girl is a student of Government Girls High School located in Jughur. According to the date of birth recorded in the school, the date of his birth is 28 October 2006. In this way she is 14 years old and is not legally married at the moment. Ahmed said that a few days ago such news came out in the local media. After this the police reached the girl's house in Chitral. But during this time the father denied such things.

Action can be taken against MP

However, now the girl's father has confirmed the marriage. In fact, when some local officials reached the girl's house, her father confirmed the marriage. He said that till the girl attains the age of 16 years, she will not be sent to the MP's house. Please tell that the marriage age of girls in Pakistan is 16 years. Marriage at a young age is considered a law offense. There is also a provision for punishment for this. In such a situation, the threat of action against the MP has started looming.

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