In November 2018, it was estimated that 21% of girls in Pakistan are married before the age of 18. Lawyer Amarnath Motumal of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan informs that 20 or more Hindu girls are abducted every month and are forcibly converted. The 21-year-old was responding to a tweet aimed at her, which inquired, “Hey Malala, a lot has been written about the Hindu girls who were kidnapped in Pakistan. “Firstly, child marriages are wrong. No girl under the age of 18 should get married.

Source: The Express Tribune July 05, 2019 10:52 UTC