Attempt to marry off 13-year-old foiled in Karachi’s Hijrat Colony

Attempt to marry off 13-year-old foiled in Karachi’s Hijrat Colony

An attempt to solemnise the marriage of a 13-year-old girl in Hijrat Colony was foiled on Saturday after a joint operation by local police and the Women and Child Protection Cell. According to a police spokesperson, the raid was conducted after the Women and Child Protection Cell received information regarding the planned “child marriage.” The cell immediately alerted District South SSP Mehtor Ali, who ordered the Civil Lines police to take acti…