DRC declare illegal marriage of the 13 years old girls marriage with 25 disable man
(Musarrat Ullah Jan, Peshawar)
drc office peshawar
Peshawar, January 16, 2016.
Dispute resolution council of Peshawar has declared null and void the illegal
marriage of 13 years old girls in Peshawar, which was scheduled on 3 January
2016 in Ganj Gate Peshawar.
According to the detail the Aunt of thirteen years Muskan informed the police
and request to the Dispute Resolution council Peshawar to take action against
the illegal act of Muskan step father and mother of Muskan. Thirteen year olds
Muskan is studying in class 5th in government school.
The father of Muskan was Driver and murdered one year back, after the murder of
the husband Muskan mother married with another person who was already married
and have seven children. The step father of Muskan arrange the marriage of
thirteen year old Muskan on 3 January 16, 2016 , but the Aunt of Muskan who live
in Rawalpindi knew about the illegal Nikah and she informed the Gulbahar Police
on 31 December 2015.
The dispute Resolution council members called the family of Muskan and her
illegal In Laws in DRC Gulbahar. They also brought the documents, wedding Cards,
Nikah Nama to the members of the DRC Peshawar.
Three members bench of the DRC Mohammad Anwar Khan, Advocate Robina and Malik
Parvez checked the documents of the marriage and after the investigation they
declared the marriage of 13 years old girl with 25 years old Akhter Khan, who is
also polio patients and even didn’t walk properly.
25 Year old Akhter working as embroidery Kareegar in Peshawar city , while
talking to media told that his mother arrange his marriage with Muskan and it’s
our family issue.
Member of the DRC Mohammad Anwar Khan said that we want to Register the FIR
against the mother of Muskan , but she have other children also that’s why we
didn’t want to disturb the life of Muskans other Sisters and brother .