Pakistan court annuls marriage of Christian girl to Muslim man accused of kidnapping her christiantoday.com

A high court in Sindh Province, Pakistan on Monday invalidated the marriage of a 13-year-old Catholic girl to a Muslim alleged to have abducted and forcibly married her, sources said.

The court has yet to address the alleged forcible conversion of Arzoo Raja to Islam.

Justices ruled that as an underage girl Arzoo could not legally marry Ali Azhar, 44, and thus could not return to him. Instead of returning custody to her parents, however, the justices stated that when asked whether she wished to go with her parents or return to the shelter home where she has stayed while her case is being determined, she “in essence” replied that she did not want to go to either…

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