RAWALPINDI:

Authorities have decided to deport a 16-year-old Afghan girl, Naushaba, and her mother back to Afghanistan after an attempted forced marriage in Rawalpindi failed. Police said the girl was brought from Afghanistan by an Afghan national, Male Khan, through Quetta’s Kuchlak route.

He intended to marry her to his brother Gul Khan while promising her parents employment. Naushaba’s mother, Shahnaz Bibi, accompanied her.

The mother and daughter travelled on donkeys through mountainous paths to reach Rawalpindi, where they were hosted at Khan’s residence on Church Road. However, when introduced to Gul Khan, the girl refused marriage due to his old appearance and pressed her mother to return to Afghanistan.

Despite her refusal, Khan, along with relatives, attempted to solemnise a f

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