In a village named Khan Muhammad Mulla in Dadu district of Sindh province, 45 young girls got married for money before the rainy season, ARY news reported. People now call them ‘monsoon brides’. The Sindh Chief Minister found out about this. He asked for a report and started an investigation. He wants to know why these marriages happened. He also asked if these girls’ families were affected by floods and if they got any help. When the rains started, more young girls got married in the village. Parents are marrying off their daughters because they’re worried about money problems from floods.
This year, 15 girls got married in May and June. Two sisters, aged 14 and 13, were sold for marriage. One for 200,000 rupees, another girl for 250,000 rupees. A charity worker says floods are causing this new trend of ‘monsoon brides’. Child marriages were going down in Pakistan. But now they’re going up again because of money problems from climate change and floods. Many villages in Sindh are still suffering from last year’s big flood.
The Chief Minister is seeking explanations for the social, economic, and legal factors behind these marriages, and information on any aid provided to affected families.
