More than 100 houses set ablaze in Jacobabad over free-will marriage dispute
Key takeaways
- More than 100 houses were set ablaze in the Jacobabad district of Sindh following a violent incident triggered by a dispute over a free-will marriage between two individuals belonging to different communities.
- According to reports, Sidra from the Channa community married Muhammad Hassan Buriro of the Buriro community by choice, The News reported.
- The couple, in a video message, appealed to the government for justice, saying they had solemnised their marriage by choice in a Hyderabad court on May 4.
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More than 100 houses were set ablaze in the Jacobabad district of Sindh following a violent incident triggered by a dispute over a free-will marriage between two individuals belonging to different communities.
According to reports, Sidra from the Channa community married Muhammad Hassan Buriro of the Buriro community by choice, The News reported.