Underage marriage case: SHC orders to settle Arzoo at shelter home.

KARACHI -- Sindh High Court on Monday ordered authorities to settle Arzoo at the shelter home. According to the details, a two-member bench comprising Justice KK Agha and Justice AmjadAli Sahito heard the case pertaining to abduction, forced conversion and marriage of the minor to a 44-yar-old man in Karachi. During the hearing, the medical board constituted by the government on court orders to determine Arzoo's age presented its report. The medical report estimated her to be between 14 to 15 years of age. The investigation officer (IO) informed the bench that the case...

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