<p>A jirga (tribal elders’ conclave) at Dera Bugti in Pakistan’s Balochistan province declared 13 girls ‘vani’ on Monday while settling a murder-related conflict between two tribes, Express News reported. </p>.<p>Vani is a tribal custom in which girls are forced to marry members of different tribes as a result of settlement of feuds between conflicting clans.<br /><br />The conflict was between the Bagirani and Shahwani tribes of the area. Earlier on October 4, two vani cases were reported from separate localities of Mansehra.<br /><br />According to a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report, as many as 341 cases of forced marriage were reported in 27 districts in May this year.<br /><br />Among Pakistan’s provinces,all regions, cases of forced marriages decreased in Punjab and Sindh. However, a significant increase of 66 per cent was registered in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) where 24 cases were reported in May 2012 as compared to last year’s nine. </p>
<p>A jirga (tribal elders’ conclave) at Dera Bugti in Pakistan’s Balochistan province declared 13 girls ‘vani’ on Monday while settling a murder-related conflict between two tribes, Express News reported. </p>.<p>Vani is a tribal custom in which girls are forced to marry members of different tribes as a result of settlement of feuds between conflicting clans.<br /><br />The conflict was between the Bagirani and Shahwani tribes of the area. Earlier on October 4, two vani cases were reported from separate localities of Mansehra.<br /><br />According to a Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) report, as many as 341 cases of forced marriage were reported in 27 districts in May this year.<br /><br />Among Pakistan’s provinces,all regions, cases of forced marriages decreased in Punjab and Sindh. However, a significant increase of 66 per cent was registered in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) where 24 cases were reported in May 2012 as compared to last year’s nine. </p>