Christians Urge Pakistan Lawmakers To Back Child Marriage Ban In Punjab

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International CorrespondentISLAMABAD (Worthy News) – Christian advocates have urged legislators in Pakistan’s Punjab province to approve child marriage legislation in a country where millions of girls are married as children.“Pakistan is home to nearly 19 million child brides; 1 in 6 young women were married in childhood,” according to the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF.Advocates say Christian girls are particularly vulnerable, with reports of k