08/02/2016
Arab Times
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MULTAN, Pakistan, Feb 7, (AFP): Police have arrested six people accused of arranging the marriage of a seven-year-old boy and six-yearold girl in eastern Pakistan, officials said Saturday.
The fathers of both children, the cleric performing the ceremony, and three witnesses were charged under the Child Marriage Restraint Act on Saturday after being arrested in Punjab province on Friday, senior police official Saifullah Khan told AFP.
They face six months imprisonment and/or a fine of 50,000 rupees ($500). Local police chief Mehr Riaz Hussain said the accused have denied that the wedding took place, but police have it on video.
