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SUKKUR: A 10-year-old boy was convicted by a tribal court (jirga) of having an extramarital affair and his family was ordered to pay a fine of Rs700,000 to the aggrieved side.
The matter had sparked a rivalry between the Bakhrani and Banglani communities living in Nihal Bakhrani village near Tangwani town of Kandhkot-Kashmore district. The aggrieved side took the matter to the jirga headed by a tribal elder, Jehangir Banglani, on Monday.
Mr Banglani, along with his aides, heard arguments from both sides and held the 10-year-old boy, Taimoor Banglani, guilty of having an extramarital affair with a girl belonging to a Bakhrani family. The Banglani family was ordered to pay a fine of Rs700,000. The guilty side paid Rs50,000 on the spot and undertook to pay off the remaining fine money within three months.
Published in Dawn, June 16th, 2015
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Jun 16, 2015 08:42am
How could a 10 year old get married? Just curious on how old the poor girl will be? If they could agree to pay a fine of 700000, they must be a well to do family. Strange cases.
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Jun 16, 2015 08:53am
Who has confirmed that the boy was 10 years old?
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Jun 16, 2015 08:58am
Another example that proves these are the most repressive and backward people on the planet !
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Jun 16, 2015 09:13am
Seems like BUSINESS as usual..
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Jun 16, 2015 09:20am
Money does not solve anything, instead those two children should be married when they come of age.
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Jun 16, 2015 09:33am
Literally speaking, paying money ain't compensation of all that happened. It is hard to believe that a 10 years old boy can dear this. All that is needed importantly is right Parental Guidance.
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Jun 16, 2015 09:39am
punish the Jirga leaders according to the law of Pakistan not Jirga law. How can a 10 year old boy have an extramarital affair? ask this to the Jirga leader before announcing their punishment
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Jun 16, 2015 09:53am
what.... a 10 year old boy??
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Jun 16, 2015 10:03am
Ban the jirga system of these primitive people
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Jun 16, 2015 10:04am
Glad to know these guys have a payment plan for the fine to be paid!
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Jun 16, 2015 10:09am
10-year-old boy and extramarital affair.... i couldnt understand this.
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Jun 16, 2015 10:09am
People's where we are heading?. 10 year old boy ................
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Jun 16, 2015 10:15am
CRAZY!
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Jun 16, 2015 10:24am
What a mess this country has become. Please dont highlight such news. Deprrssing nonsense
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Jun 16, 2015 10:26am
@Tarannum S.
The customs of tribal people are very complicated and stupid. They imposed a fine of 7lac and if other family doesn't pay there is going to be a war which will carry on for generations.
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Jun 16, 2015 11:05am
10 year old...having extramarital affair...WHAT???
Are you sure
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Jun 16, 2015 11:13am
Which "cave" are these people out of?
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Jun 16, 2015 11:49am
@Ehsan Khan Yes I second you. illiteracy & oppression by their respective influential Don have further cemented such idiotic action
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Jun 16, 2015 11:56am
OMG! Unbelievable! Are we in twenty-first century???
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Jun 16, 2015 12:02pm
We are still a tribal society, while world is moving ahead and we still discussing the merits of a Jirga system. We have an entirely different set of problems compared to the rest of the world. It is so depressing.
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Jun 16, 2015 12:24pm
I am ashamed to learn a Muslim country like Pakistan still permitting these uneducated foolish 'elders' to form a 'jirga' and give stupid judgement. This is not only an insult to Pakistan but for the Muslims elsewhere too. Who has the guts to scrap this barbaric system? I have become really allergic to hear the word 'jirga'! Shame on the government!
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Jun 16, 2015 12:31pm
Mind is a terrible thing to waste....get rid of Jirga system...I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it.... get rid of this non sense Jirga system....it is nothing but a disgrace to our justice system... and utterly disgusting to have two parallel justice system...
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Jun 16, 2015 12:40pm
Better Education is only solution.
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Jun 16, 2015 12:48pm
It happens only in Pakistan.
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Jun 16, 2015 01:10pm
We need education period before anything else
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Jun 16, 2015 01:13pm
This is Pakistan of stone age.
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Jun 16, 2015 01:42pm
the whole panchayat should be arrested and made to pay the fine.
How can a 10 year old have an affair? its absurd. This is usually about wealthy families exercising power over the weak.
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Jun 16, 2015 02:07pm
How it possible for 10 years old child to such relations.
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Jun 16, 2015 04:05pm
Can anyone contemplate what could be the reason behind such cases? In my opinion, growing obscenity in the society is the underlying cause which is due to lack of education plus the environment in which they are grown up. The former should be taken care of at the schools and the latter is the primary responsibility of the parents. Parents should teach their children the difference between good and evil. By doing so such obscene cases could be significantly reduced if not eliminated root and branch.
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Jun 16, 2015 06:35pm
I think, as per shariah law also, a 10 year old child cannot be punished as he is not sensible enough for these things...........
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Jun 16, 2015 06:53pm
When events like these happens one feels sorry to be a Pakistani. Ignorance to the core. Very unfortunate!
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Jun 16, 2015 08:36pm
How can a 10 year old child have an affair? These jirgas need to be shut down by the government.
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Jun 16, 2015 11:27pm
Shouldn't it be the fault of both the boy and the girl, unless it is rape?
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Jun 17, 2015 02:10am
Extramarital affair means that the boy was already married. Wonder how old was he when he first got married. If he is having an extramarital "affair" NOT "sex" then they should force him to take this one as second wife instead of imposing a financial penalty.
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Jun 17, 2015 03:48am
What in the world is wrong with these people? A 10 year old having an affair??? That is ridiculous.
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Jun 17, 2015 04:25am
It was an affair and not a rape. Both parties should be guilty.
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Jun 17, 2015 04:35am
Back to the stone age.
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Jun 17, 2015 06:59am
Curse.....
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Jun 17, 2015 07:54am
The boy apparently was not married.How come this was a case of extramarital nature.This was a case of a child with extra developed instincts to ward opposite gender as also the girl.The parents of both the children need support and expert help.Penalty certainly won't help.
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