Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], In Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, police have arrested a 70-year-old man for marrying a 13-year-old girl, an act considered illegal and extremely worrying, ARY According to the news, according to reports, the minor girl was married to an elderly man by her father. Upon receiving this information, law enforcement immediately intervened and arrested both the groom and the young girl's father. Apart from this, the conductor and witnesses of the marriage ceremony were also taken into custody. Meanwhile, according to ARY News, the minor bride was medically examined at a local hospital. The worrying incident underlines the persistent challenge of child marriage, which not only violates the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan, but also poses a serious threat to well-being. Number of Young Girls Under the current law of Pakistan, the old Marriage Restraint Act 1929 sets the minimum age of marriage for girls at 16 years and for boys at 18 years. However, efforts to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18 have faced opposition from conservatives, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ARY News reported that the groups are hindering progress toward protecting the rights of vulnerable minors.