Vani (custom)
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Vani (Urdu: ونی) is a child marriage custom in tribal areas of Pakistan. Besides tribal areas, it is widely followed in Punjab in Pakistan. This custom is tied to blood feuds among the different tribes and clans where the young girls are forcibly married to the members of different clans in order to resolve the feuds. The Vani could be avoided if the clan of the girl agrees to pay money, called Deet (Urdu: دیت), to avoid Vani. The young bride may spend her life paying for the "crime" of her male relatives.
