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Pakistan police halt marriage of 10-year-old girl
Source: BBC
Pakistan police halt marriage of 10-year-old girl
4 March 2016 Asia
Pakistani police say they have halted the marriage of a 10-year-old girl, who was due to wed a 14-year-old boy to end a dispute between their families.
Local village elders had ordered the marriage after the girl's brother was accused of killing his wife.
Correspondents say "vani" marriages, where a woman is ordered to marry to settle the crime of a relative, are illegal but remain common in Pakistan.
Police say they have arrested four village elders over the case.
The vani marriage had been due to take place in Punjab's Rahimyar Khan district on Friday, but was stopped after police raided the village.
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4 March 2016 Asia
Pakistani police say they have halted the marriage of a 10-year-old girl, who was due to wed a 14-year-old boy to end a dispute between their families.
Local village elders had ordered the marriage after the girl's brother was accused of killing his wife.
Correspondents say "vani" marriages, where a woman is ordered to marry to settle the crime of a relative, are illegal but remain common in Pakistan.
Police say they have arrested four village elders over the case.
The vani marriage had been due to take place in Punjab's Rahimyar Khan district on Friday, but was stopped after police raided the village.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35724078