‘Conversations with Kanwal’ second episode of season three focuses on child marriages
The second episode of
Conversations with Kanwal (
CWK) was released this week and revolved around the alarming issue of child marriages. The episode kicked off with host, Kanwal Ahmed, narrating a World Health Organisation’s (WHO) study that stated that 21% of girls married in Pakistan are under the age of 18, which falls under the category of child marriage. The host further shed light on the importance of consent by highlighting that these marriages are arranged without the bride’s consent and hence are forced.
“The number of child marriages exceeds the statistics given by WHO,” said Supreme Court advocate Zia Ahmed Awan. “Children who undergo such forceful events are deprived of receiving knowledgeable education, be it a male or female. Getting a child married is simply stripping them away from childhood. You as a parent have taken away the fun, education, physical growth, and