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Pakistan court orders arrests over Christian teen’s forced marriage

Pakistan court orders arrests over Christian teen’s forced marriage

ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM A Pakistani court ordered several arrests on Monday in the case of a Christian teenager who was allegedly forced to convert to Islam and marry a 44-year-old Muslim man, an incident that sparked street protests by church groups and rights activists. The high court in Sindh province - where the legal marriage age is 18 - instructed police to arrest suspects including the cleric who conducted the wedding ceremony. Court-appointed doctors said the girl was about 14. "This being the case... it was not possible for her to enter into a legally valid marriage," the judges said…
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