Pakistan, May 4 -- Police in Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rescued a minor girl who was allegedly being handed over under the illegal swara custom, while arresting 11 members of a local jirga involved in the decision-making process, officials said on Monday.

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According to police, the incident took place in the Lund Khwar area of Takht Bhai tehsil, where a jirga was convened to resolve a dispute between two families. During the proceedings, it was decided that a young girl would be given in marriage to an elderly man as compensation for an alleged offence involving her uncle.

Authorities said the matter came to their attention in time, prompting immediate police interventio...