Medical report confirms Ghotki sisters were adults at time of wedding.

ISLAMABAD: Medical report of two sisters Aasia and Nadia who had converted to Islam from Hinduism in Khanpur after leaving their native town of Ghotki on Tuesday confirmed that they were 19 and 18 years old respectively at the time of their presentation in the Islamabad High Court (IHC).The reportand which was compiled by a medical board of PIMS hospital and has refuted speculations that the girls were underage at the time of wedding which could, otherwise, result in the annulment of the marriage.

Earlier, the court had ordered the state to take over custody of the girls, and they were subsequently handed over to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat after they pleaded with the IHC for protection."Even if the girls are placed in a shelter home, the federal government must ensure their protection," the judge asserted while adding that "a district and sessions judge will be appointed a guardian in this case.

"The IHC chief justice had ordered that a female officer...