The fate of Rosy, as described by Saira Begum in her letter under the caption 'The fate of a Girl.' is an everyday occurrence in Pakistan, many talented girls are married off at early ages by their parents and in my opinion these parents are a menace to our country, which is in dire need of doctors, teachers, nurses etc.
It is very strange that in this enlightened age of ours there are people who are very much against their sons and daughters receiving good education, for reasons known only to themselves. They are under the mistaken impression that higher education is very harmful, and against religion.
In the Bantwa Memon community the briedgroom's parents receive a large amount of cash from the bride's parents, which usually runs into tens of thousands of rupees. It is not surprising therefore, that the girls are married off whenever their parents can arrange a marriage in which the amount demanded by the bridegroom's parents is not large.The result is that the girls do not get any education at all.
The only possible remedy for this is that education should be compulsory for all, and when the girls realize that they can earn their own living, their parents will be reluctant to marry them off at an early age, and perhaps the groom's parents will be equally reluctant to demand such huge amounts of money.
Shakir Lakhani
Karachi
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