Marriage is important but getting married at the age of 15,17 or 18 is not appropriate. Early marriages should be stopped because they cause depression in girls. Girls in their early ages should be given the right to education. As education plays an integral role in the development of a girl in sense of both maturity and knowledge.

 In a survey, it is found that in the world 17% of girls are married before the age of 15 and 32% are married between 18 and 20. In Pakistan, 18% of girls are married before the age of 18 and 3.3 % are married before 15. It is so sad that girls are being married at these ages as it causes disturbance in their life. If the issue of early marriage goes on likewise then girls will be deprived of their basic rights as perusing higher educational degrees becomes a dream for a girl. Early marriage brings many problems with it which a girl has to face in which the main one being education. To add, Pakistan is considered an Islamic country but it doesn't act as an Islamic country because "Islam stands for equality ".

There are some parts of the province of Balochistan where people have set up the mindset that girls should just get married not education.

At last, I highly pleaded with
the concerned authorities to solve this problem as soon as possible because equality between boys and girl can make us a prosperous and developed nation. 

 

By: Qais Gulzar

Kech Balochistan