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'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

Terra Daily Friday, 16 August 2024 ()
'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriagesDadu, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 16, 2024

As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. "I was happy to hear I was getting married... I thought my life would become easier," Shamila told AFP after her wedding to a man twice her age in hope of a more prospero
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