The burning of more than 100 houses in Jacobabad after a free-will marriage between a man and a woman from different communities is not just another law and order incident. It shows that parts of Sindh still appear trapped in a tribal and primitive mindset where a woman’s personal choice is treated as a crime against so-called honour. According to reports, a young woman married a man of her own choice in court. Instead of accepting the legal mar…
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