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- Police in Chaman, Balochistan have arrested a man accused of arranging the marriage of his three-year-old daughter to a 60-year-old man in exchange for 2.5 million rupees under the Walwar custom.
- An investigation into the marriage revealed that the girl's 15-year-old sister, Shukria Bibi, was murdered on September 7 in Kuchlak, and the teenage girl's husband has been arrested for the killing.
- Police say the dispute over the marriage exchange, including a demand that an eight-year-old daughter be sent instead of the three-year-old, led to the murder of the 15-year-old.
- The father claims in a government-released video statement that he arranged the three-year-old's marriage to save the older daughter's life, citing poverty and pressure from the in-laws.
- The case has drawn the attention of Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, highlighting the persistence of the Walwar custom, under which girls' families receive money for marriages.
- The prime accused, 60-year-old Salahuddin, remains at large while police attempt to arrest him.
What to watch next
- Efforts to arrest the fugitive prime accused Salahuddin
- The marriage case being formally added as a supplementary case in the murder FIR
- Any action announced by the Balochistan chief minister's office
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Named Pakistan · Shukriya Bibi · Abdul Baqi · Aurat Foundation · Balochistan Government · Chaman Police · Kamran · Salahuddin · Sarfaraz Bugti
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