Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Maleeka Bokhari of the PTI endorsed.

Chaudhry's comments on "this illegal act and criminal offence by JUI-F MNA who has violated the Child Marriage Restraint Act by marrying a 13-year-old child".

Bokhari said there was a "deafening silence" on the issue from the "so-called champions of democracy who stand by JUI-F head Fazlur Rehman!"

Earlier this month, a local organisation in Chitral had requested police to conduct an inquiry into the reported marriage of the underage girl of grade 9 with an MNA from Balochistan.

In an application, Anjuman Dawat-o-Azeemat had contended that the news of the girl's marriage with an elderly person had gone viral on social media, angering people.

Police were requested to conduct an inquiry into whether the girl had attained the marriageable age, and if not, take action against all those responsible under the Prevention of Child Marriage Act.

When contacted, Chitral police...