Pak man tries to marry off underage daughter to 72-year-old
19-Jun-2024Police in Peshawar, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, arrested a 72-year-old man for attempting to marry a 12-year-old girl, according to local newspaper Express Tribune.
Police in Peshawar, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, arrested a 72-year-old man for attempting to marry a 12-year-old girl, according to local newspaper Express Tribune.
Authorities intervened before the nikkah could take place. The girl's father, Alam Syed, is accused of agreeing to sell his daughter to the 72-year-old groom, Habib Khan, for 500,000 Pakistani rupees.
Habib Khan was arrested, but the girl’s father managed to escape.
A case was registered under the Child Marriage Restraint Act against both the 72-year-old man and the girl’s father. The nikah registrar involved in the arrangement was also arrested.
