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Girl sold into marriage sparks international outrage

Published Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Updated September 24

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  • The Balochistan Child Marriages Restraint Act, 2025, sets the minimum marriage age at 18 and makes it a criminal offense for an adult man to enter into a child marriage.

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  • The Jerusalem Post

    The article emphasizes the role of the traditional 'walwar' custom and poverty in perpetuating child marriage in remote, tribal communities along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, despite existing laws and religious teachings against it.

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