freedom of marriage
Under the Child Marriages Restraint Act, It is considered illegal for females to be married if they are not yet 16 years of age. In Pakistan, Punjab province, a child marriage custom known as Vani is practised in tribal areas, to settle feuds between clans, otherwise money has to be paid, which is also known as Deet. In 2012, a six-year-old girl had to be married to resovve the dispute between two families. This is one of the extreme cases of child marriages. (Zahra-Malik, 2012)
Women who marry against their family's wishes, seek divorce with their husbands, or who have been raped, experience honour killings. (saintlazarus.org, 2013)
Women who marry against their family's wishes, seek divorce with their husbands, or who have been raped, experience honour killings. (saintlazarus.org, 2013)