Child marriage is a global issue and according to “Girls Not Brides”, 12 million girls are married before 18: that is 23 girls every minute, and nearly 1 every second. In Pakistan, child marriage is a menace on the rise and the issue comes to light every now and then, after which society conveniently forgets about […]
Mattahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) lawmaker on Wednesday presented a private bill in the Sindh Assembly making it mandatory for parents to marry off their children after they turn 18 and imposing a Rs500 fine over violation of the proposed law. Titled ‘Sindh Compulsory Marriage Act, 2021’, the bill states that in case parents fail to marry […]
35SharesFederal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has demanded that the leadership of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) explain their MNA Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi’s marriage to a 14 year-old-girl. The minister maintained that the marriage between a minor and a man four times her age is not legal and is against Child Marriage Restraint Act. The […]