Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:01 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:00:01 +0500 60 Karachi man sent to prison for marrying 15-year-old girl https://english.aaj.tv/news/30354673/karachi-man-sent-to-prison-for-marrying-15-year-old-girl <p><strong>A sessions court in Karachi sentenced a man to prison after declaring that he illegally married a 15-year-old girl.</strong></p> <p>The case was filed by the girl’s father, alleging that the girl was married illegally.</p> <p>The culprit, named Muhammad Aslam, has been sentenced to two years in prison .</p> <p>However, the man cleric who officiated the nikkah and the people who signed as witnesses are absconding from the law.</p> <p>The legal age of marriage in Pakistan is 16, except in Sindh where it is 18.</p> <p><em>This story is being updated.</em></p> A sessions court in Karachi sentenced a man to prison after declaring that he illegally married a 15-year-old girl.

The case was filed by the girl’s father, alleging that the girl was married illegally.

The culprit, named Muhammad Aslam, has been sentenced to two years in prison .

However, the man cleric who officiated the nikkah and the people who signed as witnesses are absconding from the law.

The legal age of marriage in Pakistan is 16, except in Sindh where it is 18.

This story is being updated.

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