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Panchayat and Vani are still there in Pak lexis

 

By Aiman Inam

RAHIMYAR KHAN: The advent of 2016 has little impact on the mindset of many Pakistanis. Today (Friday) police raided and stopped marriage of a 10-year-old girl to a 14-year-old boy here.

Coming from marginal Hindu community the girl was forced to marry at this tender age. Panchayat constituted of local seniors had ordered Vani (hands of girl given) to stop clash amid two families. Girl’s (now imprisoned) brother was accused of killing his wife.

Though forbidden Vani is rampantly practiced to settle disputes in Pakistan.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.