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Little 'adulteress' Investigation against jirga
 Sindh authorities on Friday ordered a brobe into a tribal council's ruling that a 13-year-old girl marry after convicting her and a 10-year-old boy of adultery. The judgement was passed down earlier this week by an "illegal" jirga in Aliabad village in Sindh, officials said. Provincial Home Minister Rauf Siddiqui said: "I have ordered an inquiry into the report and legal action will be taken against those responsible." The council had directed Sarah Abro's father to marry her off to another boy within six months, officials said. It also slapped a Rs 150,000 fine on the boy, Qurban Shah, and exiled him from the village for six months. The boy's father, a dairy shop owner, told journalists that his son had never had sex with the girl, adding that her father had maligned Qurban due to a family feud. "These reports are horrifying and action will be taken against those holding such illegal jirgas," said Siddiqui, adding. "Some influential people are behind the incident and the family members of the boy and the girl are not traceable at present," a police official in Larkana said. Posted by: Fred 2006-05-13 |
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