November 15, 2024
Thematic image only. Child marriages are common in parts of Pakistan, which has the sixth-highest number of girls married before the age of 18 in the world, according to government data published in December. PHOTO: UNSPLASH
‘Monsoon brides’: Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages
Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022, rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity.
