13-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing From Karachi Found ‘Married’ To Kidnapper In Lahore

A 13-year-old girl from Karachi, who was reported missing by her family a month ago, has been found in Lahore — ‘married’ to her kidnapper.

The police said the family of the 13-year-old girl filed a First Information Report, stating the girl was kidnapped over a month ago. The family had named Abdullah as a suspected kidnapper.

Following the registration of the FIR, the police conducted raids in Peshawar and Lahore, Dawn reported.

The police found the minor girl in Lahore, who they say, has married the kidnapper of her own free will.

Last year, a teenage girl from Karachi, Dua Zehra, had gone missing from Karachi and was found in Punjab ‘married’ to her kidnapper.

Karachi Police told the court that 24 people, including Dua’s purported husband Zaheer, were found to be involved in the abduction and child marriage.

According to the United Nations,  Pakistan has the 6th highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the world. According to UNICEF report from 2018, around 18 per cent of the girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 18 giving it the lowest rate of child marriage in South Asia after Sri Lanka.

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A 13-year-old girl from Karachi, who was reported missing by her family a month ago, has been found in Lahore — ‘married’ to her kidnapper.

The police said the family of the 13-year-old girl filed a First Information Report, stating the girl was kidnapped over a month ago. The family had named Abdullah as a suspected kidnapper.

Following the registration of the FIR, the police conducted raids in Peshawar and Lahore, Dawn reported.

The police found the minor girl in Lahore, who they say, has married the kidnapper of her own free will.

Last year, a teenage girl from Karachi, Dua Zehra, had gone missing from Karachi and was found in Punjab ‘married’ to her kidnapper.

Karachi Police told the court that 24 people, including Dua’s purported husband Zaheer, were found to be involved in the abduction and child marriage.

According to the United Nations,  Pakistan has the 6th highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the world. According to UNICEF report from 2018, around 18 per cent of the girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 18 giving it the lowest rate of child marriage in South Asia after Sri Lanka.

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