Chinese illegal marriage operators exploit young Pakistani women

Belt and Road hype leaves human trafficking of underprivileged unchecked

20190418 Pakistan Mass Marriage

The practice of Chinese men paying to marry young Pakistani women has continued for the past couple of years, according to sources. © AP

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

QUETTA, Pakistan -- A marriage-broker scandal in Pakistan is testing its relations with Beijing at a time when concerns over billions of dollars of Chinese investment in its neighbor is creating a negative backlash toward China.

Chinese men, with the help of collaborators in Pakistan, have married young Pakistani women after making cash payments to their families and brought them to China. There also are unconfirmed claims that some women were forced into prostitution or used for organ harvesting.

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