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The Claim

In Pakistan, a 10-year-old girl was forced to marry a 60-year-old man and later became pregnant.

The Short Version

The claim is not supported by the evidence. Multiple credible fact-checks found that the viral video tied to this story was miscaptioned and actually came from Vietnam, not Pakistan. Although child marriage is a real problem in Pakistan, no reliable source confirms the specific allegation that a 10-year-old girl was forced to marry a 60-year-old man and later became pregnant.

Caveats

  • Do not treat viral social media posts as confirmation of a specific event when they provide no names, dates, location, or official documentation.
  • Real cases of child marriage in Pakistan do not verify this exact claim; similar incidents were conflated into a false narrative.
  • The main visual evidence circulating with the claim was debunked as unrelated footage from Vietnam.

The Receipts

  1. عمر کو چھوڑیں دل جوان ہونا چاہیے:جوان لڑکی سے شادی کرنیوالے 60 سالہ حکیم بابر کا ناقدین کو جواب

    Jang

  2. This Clip Doesn't Show 12-Year-Old Pregnant Pakistani Girl, Viral Claim is False

    The Quint

  3. ایک لڑکی کی قدروقیمت: 'میرے والد کا خیال تھا کہ شادی میں دیر کرنا ...'

    VOA News

  4. Does Viral Video Show 12-Year-Old Pakistan Girl who Got Pregnant After Child Marriage? | Factly Fact-check

    Factly (via YouTube)

  5. 60 سالہ حکیم نے نو عمر لڑکی سے شادی کر لی، تصاویر وائرل

    Dunya News Urdu

  6. Pakistan Forced Marriage Girl Made Pregnant

    Sky News

  7. Girl, 14, pregnant after Pakistan forced marriage, judge says

    BBC News

  8. میں 13 برس کی عمر میں حاملہ تھی لیکن اس شخص سے شادی نہیں کرنا ...

    BBC Urdu

  9. 10-year-old Pakistan girl forced to marry to settle feud

    NDTV

  10. Pregnant 10 or 11 year Pakistani Girl with 60+ year old husband ?

    Instagram

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