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Monsoon Brides Pakistan: A news has come from neighboring country Pakistan, which has forced the whole world to think. Monsoon bride is being discussed a lot in Pakistan at this time. You too must be wondering what kind of wedding is this, but it is true that the trend of monsoon bride is increasing very fast in Pakistan. Let's understand the whole incident.
'Monsoon Bride' in Pakistan
Due to floods and subsequent poverty in Pakistan, families are selling their daughters. According to an AFP report, to save the family after the floods in Pakistan, a parent sold his 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina for 2 lakh Pakistani rupees and married them to men twice their age.
Talking about marriage, Shamila said, “I was happy to get married. I thought my life would be better. Now I can live a comfortable life. But now I realise that it is not so. Earlier I was not getting anything special and I am afraid, if the rains continue then my life will get worse.”
The rain ruined my life
Most of the people of Pakistan depend on agriculture. But everything has been ruined due to floods. The monsoon season, which lasts from July to September, is an important part of the livelihood of millions of farmers, but climate change causes prolonged and heavy rains that cause landslides, floods and crop loss. The 2022 floods have devastated many villages, including Sindh.
Marriage of 45 minor girls
Mashuk Bihari, founder of the NGO Sujag Sansar, said that one-third of the country has been submerged due to floods. Due to which millions of people were displaced and crops were destroyed. Due to which the trend of 'monsoon bride' has started. The 2022 floods have led to an increase in child marriages in the villages of Dadu district, one of the worst affected areas, which remained a lake for months. More than 45 minor girls have been married since the last monsoon. This area was most affected by the floods. That is why people are selling their daughters to feed their families.
The problem of child marriage in Pakistan
Child marriage is common in parts of Pakistan, where the number of girls married under the age of 18 is the sixth highest in the world, according to government data released in December. The legal age for marriage ranges between 16 and 18 in different regions, but the law is rarely enforced.