Islamabad: A court in Pakistan has directed a man to divorce his wife following a complaint by the woman that she was abducted and forced to marry him.
The Lahore High Court issued the order on Tuesday after the complainant Gulshan Fatima told the court that she was forced to marry Waqar Awan after being kidnapped by his family.
The court has granted a pre-arrest bail to the accused till December 5 when he will formally divorce Fatima.
In June this year, Fatima's father Hakim Abdul Islam had filed a complaint under the controversial woman's law accusing Awan of abducting his daughter and marrying her forcibly.
Awan defended himself before the court, saying Fatima and he had a "love marriage" and the matter had been settled by a village council.
He said his father-in-law had taken Fatima away promising to arrange a formal ceremony but later refused to do so.
Fatima denied this before the court, saying Awan forced her into signing some documents.
The court, however, observed that the girl had not been able to explain why she remained silent for so long, APP news agency reported.
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