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Pakistani Court Validates Child Marriage Amid Forced Conversions

4/7/2026

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Huma, a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, was abducted in October and forcibly converted to Islam.
The Sindh High Court ruled the marriage to Abdul Jabbar valid because she had begun menstruation.
Huma's parents plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
They argue the decision violates the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act of 2014 and fear age-test falsification.
The case highlights rising forced conversions among Pakistan's minority communities.

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Huma, a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl, was abducted in October and forcibly converted to Islam.
The Sindh High Court ruled the marriage to Abdul Jabbar valid because she had begun menstruation.
Huma's parents plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
They argue the decision violates the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act of 2014 and fear age-test falsification.
The case highlights rising forced conversions among Pakistan's minority communities.