Despite legislation to combat the practice at both national and provincial levels, child marriage is still common in Pakistan, particularly in rural areas. Nadir Ali Shah and Abdur Rehman Cheema draw on fieldwork conducted in rural Sindh to highlight the ongoing problem, and write that if child marriage is to be eliminated in line with the Sustainable Development Goals social guidance and other forms of support will be needed alongside proper implementation of the law.
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机译：尽管有立法在国家和省两级与这种习俗作斗争，但童婚在巴基斯坦仍然很普遍，特别是在农村地区。纳迪尔·阿里·沙阿（Nadir Ali Shah）和阿卜杜勒·雷曼·谢玛（Abdur Rehman Cheema）利用信德省农村地区的实地调查来突出当前的问题，并写道，如果要根据可持续发展目标消除童婚，则需要社会指导和其他形式的支持以及适当实施法律。
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