13-year-old girl's rukhsati foiled in Lahore, groom among six arrested

Lahore police foiled the rukhsati ceremony of a 13-year-old girl following an immediate response to a call received on the police emergency helpline 15.

According to Lahore police, the groom and five other individuals were arrested during the operation.

لیاقت آباد پولیس نے 15 کال پر فوری کارروائی کرتے ہوئے 13 سالہ بچی کی رخصتی کی تقریب رکوا دی اور دولہا سمیت 6 افراد کو گرفتار کر لیا۔ ابتدائی تحقیقات کے مطابق بچی کا نکاح 4 اکتوبر کو پڑھایا گیا تھا جبکہ 8 نومبر کو رخصتی کی تقریب منعقد کی جا رہی تھی۔ گرفتار افراد کے خلاف مقدمہ درج کر کے مزید تفتیش جاری ہے۔

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— Lahore Police Official (@Lahorepoliceops) November 9, 2026

According to preliminary investigations, the girl’s Nikah (marriage contract) had been solemnized on October 4, while her rukhsati ceremony was scheduled for November 8.

A case has been registered against the arrested individuals, and further investigation is underway.

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Earlier, in May Dadu police foiled an underage marriage and arrested the bridegroom and his father in a raid and registered a case against them.

According to police, the department was reported about the marriage of an underage 12-year girl in jurisdiction of the A-Section police station in Dadu. “A police party led by SHO Liaquat Ali Sarki conducted raid and taken the underage bride in police custody,” officials said.

Police officials also detained bridegroom Raja Panhwar and his father Niaz Panhwar.

A case was registered under the Child Marriage Act against the bridegroom, Nikahkhwan and parents of bride and the groom, police said.

Despite underage marriage has been prohibited under the law, child marriages are common in several parts of Pakistan, which has been among the countries having highest number of girls married before the age of 18, according to a news report.