A Pakistani TV/entertainment article reported that a 60-year-old hakīm from Rawalpindi, identified as Hakim Babar, was seen in viral wedding footage with a young woman. The report says the marriage was presented as both arranged and a love marriage, and the woman herself said age should not be made an issue when the match is right.

The viral video is being shared with the claim that it shows a 12-year-old Pakistani girl who gave birth after being married to a 60-year-old Muslim man in Pakistan.[2] The fact-check finds this claim to be false: the clip features a Vietnamese woman who has two premature children, and the girl in the video is her 4-year-old daughter, not a pregnant minor from Pakistan.[2] The article concludes: "Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false" and explains that social media users shared the video with a false communal claim about an old Muslim man married to a minor girl who gave birth.[2]

This Reuters-style wire report on child marriage in Pakistan says the legal minimum marriage age for girls is 16 and for boys 18, and that early marriage remains common in parts of the country. It also notes that Sindh set the minimum age at 18 for both sexes and that Punjab later adopted penalties for those arranging underage marriages.

A social media post claims that an accompanying video shows a 12-year-old girl in Pakistan who got pregnant after she was married off to a 60-year-old Muslim man.[3] Fact-checkers conducted a reverse image search of keyframes from the video, which led to an August 2024 TikTok post by a Vietnamese user, Bảo Ngọc, who describes herself as "a mother of two premature babies".[3] In a follow-up video, she clarified that the little girl in the clip is her 4-year-old daughter and that it is impossible for such a small child to give birth, pointing out that if this were true, it would have been reported across the world.[3] The fact-check concludes that an unrelated video of two Vietnamese sisters is being falsely circulated as a 12-year-old pregnant girl from Pakistan and that "this post is fake".[3]

The report says a 60-year-old man in Rawalpindi, Hakim Babar, married a young girl and that the video of the wedding went viral on social media. It describes the story as a trending social-media topic and does not say the bride was 10 years old.

A High Court judge in Birmingham described a case in which "a 14-year-old girl became pregnant after being taken to Pakistan by her father and forced to marry a man of around 24." The judge said the marriage was consummated about two weeks later after further threats, and "as a result, while still aged 14, she became pregnant." The ruling notes the girl was not identified and does not mention a 10‑year‑old or a 60‑year‑old husband.

Reporting on the same High Court ruling, the article states: "A 14-year-old girl became pregnant after being taken to Pakistan by her father and forced to marry a man, a judge says." It adds that Mr Justice Holman said the man was "about 24" and that the marriage was later consummated, leading to the girl’s pregnancy while she was still 14. There is no reference to a 10‑year‑old girl or a husband in his 60s.

BBC Urdu reported on Pakistan-related child-marriage issues and quoted legal minimum-age rules in Pakistan. The available snippet does not mention a 10-year-old bride in Pakistan, but it provides context that Pakistani child marriage is a documented issue and that legal age limits vary by province.

The report describes an incident in Pakistan’s Punjab province: "A 10-year-old girl was forcibly married to a 50-year-old man in Pakistan's Punjab province as part of a custom to resolve a feud." It explains that under the custom of 'vani', the village panchayat decided to give Akram's young daughter in marriage to Munawaran's middle-aged brother Falak Sher. Police said the girl later escaped from the man’s custody and returned to her parents; the piece makes no mention of pregnancy.

An Instagram reel is captioned "Pregnant 10 or 11 year Pakistani Girl with 60+ year old husband ?" and discusses a supposed case of a minor girl pregnant by an older husband.[7] The narration in the reel claims that "This lady fake her pregnancy just to be collecting money from a married man who lives abroad and has been married for 15 years without a child," indicating internal contradiction about who is actually pregnant and suggesting the content is not a verified news report.[7] The reel provides no independent verification, names, or official details about any alleged marriage or pregnancy in Pakistan.[7]

Citing ARY News, the article reports that "The marriage of a 12-year-old girl to a 72-year-old man named Habib Khan was called off after successful intervention by the police in Pakistan's Charsadda town." It notes that a case was registered under the Child Marriage Act and that police also intervened in other recent incidents, including an 11-year-old girl set to marry a 40-year-old man and a 13-year-old girl married to a 70-year-old man. The report focuses on police rescue; it does not say any of these girls were pregnant.

Claim: A 12‑year‑old girl gives birth to a child with a 60‑year‑old Pakistani husband. Verdict: False. A 43‑second video showing a little girl carrying a newborn while lying in a hospital bed has been shared on X, suggesting the girl is 12 years old and she had the baby with a 60‑year‑old Pakistani husband. The investigation tracks the video to a Vietnamese TikTok user and concludes: “Therefore, the claim that a 60‑year‑old Pakistani married a young girl of age 11 and had a baby with her at age 12 is false.”

In a short written post accompanying a reel, the account claims: "Reports claim a 32-year-old man married an 11-year-old girl, who is now pregnant." The post is framed as a call to "Save our female children from child marriage" but provides no verifiable details such as names, locations, or dates, and does not mention Pakistan specifically in the text shown.

The Wikipedia entry on "Child marriage in Pakistan" states that child marriage (marriage of minors under the age of 18) is banned by law and criminalized under the Pakistan Penal Code, though it is still practiced in some parts of the country.[4] Under the original Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929, the minimum age for marriage was 18 years for males and 16 years for females, and adult men marrying girls younger than 16 could face up to one month of imprisonment or a fine.[4] The article also notes that a new bill passed in the Pakistani Senate set the minimum age of marriage for female at 18, and in May 2025 the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 established 18 as the minimum legal age for marriage for both males and females in Islamabad, with penalties including up to three years of rigorous imprisonment for adult men marrying underage girls.[4]

TIME reports that Pakistan's parliament was due to vote on the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2017, which aimed to raise the minimum marriage age for girls to 18 and end child marriages nationwide.[6] The article notes that almost a quarter of girls in Pakistan marry before the age of 18 and that amendments to the Penal Code in February 2017 criminalized forced marriages of underage brides with punishments of five to ten years in prison and fines up to one million rupees.[6] It further explains that the province of Sindh proscribed child marriages in 2014, imposing prison terms of up to three years and a fine, and that under the proposed amendments, adult husbands, parents or guardians, and those who solemnize the wedding would face punishment.[6]

This local report says a 60-year-old man in Rawalpindi married a young girl and that the footage spread online. It frames the event as a viral-news item about an age-gap marriage rather than a forced child marriage.

A Facebook post shared by the page "The Axe Drop" states: "A shocking case has emerged in Pakistan where a 10–11-year-old girl is reportedly married to a man over 60 and is now pregnant." The post presents the allegation without source citations, official documents, or corroborating details, and appears to be commentary rather than a report from a recognised news organisation.

The post says a 60-year-old man married a young girl and that the video circulated widely on social media. It presents commentary rather than verified reporting and does not identify the bride as 10 years old.

The reel’s caption and overlay text refer to "10 Year Pakistani Girl Pregnant with 60+ year old..." but the description shown mainly talks about a different story: "36 Years Old… and Mother of 44 Children? Maryam from Uganda is not an ordinary woman—by the age of 36, she had given birth to 44 children!" The mixed captions and lack of supporting information suggest the Pakistan claim is asserted without verifiable detail in this clip.

In a video report on child marriage in Pakistan, DW News highlights the case of Humaira: "Seventeen-year-old Humaira's childhood came to an abrupt end when she was compelled into marriage, a situation she was too immature to fully comprehend." The report notes she is "burdened by the trauma of a lost pregnancy" and explains that millions of girls in Pakistan are married before 18, facing health risks and rights violations, but does not mention a specific case of a 10‑year‑old married to a 60‑year‑old.

The post describes concern over a controversial court decision about underage girls’ marriage in Pakistan, reflecting broader child-marriage controversy in the country. It does not provide evidence for the specific claim that a 10-year-old girl was forced to marry a 60-year-old man and later became pregnant.

A UNICEF video reports on a 10-year-old Afghan girl who was almost forced into early marriage, noting: "UNICEF correspondent Karishma Vyas reports on a UNICEF-supported program that saved a 10-year-old Afghan girl from being forced to marry." A local religious leader in the report says Islam does not permit such marriages until the bride and groom have grown up. This piece concerns Afghanistan, not Pakistan, and involves prevention of the marriage rather than pregnancy.

A reel captioned "Abdul, 32 years old, married Priya when she was just 11" laments that "Sadly, child marriage is still happening in Northern parts of our country. A child should be in school, learning and enjoying her childhood, not..." Although it illustrates concerns about child marriage, it does not relate to Pakistan or provide evidence of the specific claimed case of a 10‑year‑old pregnant girl married to a 60‑year‑old man.

In general reporting and advocacy on child marriage, Pakistan is cited as one of the countries where girls are married very young, sometimes to much older men, due to poverty and traditional practices. However, available major-news and NGO sources discuss patterns and multiple cases (such as 10‑year‑olds forced to marry men around 50, and 12‑year‑olds to men in their 70s), rather than documenting a specific widely reported case of a 10‑year‑old Pakistani girl pregnant by a 60‑plus‑year‑old husband.

This social-media video post repeats that 60-year-old Hakim Babar married a young woman and frames it as a second marriage. It is not primary verification and contains no evidence of the bride being 10 years old.

A post about a 60-year-old hakim and a 26-year-old Amber discusses the relationship as a marriage between adults. It is relevant only as a corrective context because it shows viral coverage around a 60-year-old man’s marriage in Pakistan, not a forced marriage of a 10-year-old girl.

A Facebook reel titled "10 Year Pakistani Girl Pregnant with 60+ year old husband" repeats the viral claim that a 10-year-old Pakistani girl is pregnant by her husband who is more than 60 years old.[10] The post includes hashtags such as #Pakistan #pakistanigirl #PakistanViralVideo but does not provide verifiable details like names, dates, or locations, nor does it link to any corroborating news coverage or official documentation.[10] This appears to be another instance of the same social media narrative circulating without substantiated evidence.[10]