By: Saba Baran (Turbat)
Early marriage is an alarming issue in Balochistan which is devastating the lives of children. However, every day more than fifty children are suffering from early marriage in Balochistan. A child has absolute to the second constituent to love his or her life and should not be assertion toward early marriage, the child marriage restraint Act 1929 defines the minimum illegal age of marriage is 16 for girls and 18 or 19 years for boys. But, despite this specific age defined by law, early child marriage practices are common in Balochistan. Furthermore, due to early marriage, children education is dilapidated, they wish to get education but, unfortunately, they are suppressed into getting married. At last, it is my request to the government she to take strong action and protect the children form early marriage.
Published in Daily Makran Times
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