ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday made an important announcement regarding the legal age for marriage and declared that marrying off 16-year-old would be illegal from now on. The announcement came during the hearing of a case related ...
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government may consider amending the law pertaining to the minimum marriage age of girls in the light of the recent Islamabad High Court judgment. Justice Aamir Farooq of the Islamabad High Court while giving an order in ...
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ISLAMABAD – The practice of child marriage should be avoided at every level as it was putting the lives of mothers in perils, resulting in increased mortalities and socioeconomic pressure over the families. Farkhanda Aurangzeb, Senior Consultant Human Rights Education ...
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Madiha Nisar, vice-chairperson of WPC, says keeping girls in school is one of the best ways to prevent child marriages. — Reuters/File PESHAWAR: Religious leaders from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here on Monday expressed their resolve to promote the rights of ...
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OKARA: Parents of a minor girl and boy were booked on Monday along with seven others who allegedly arranged their nikah at 53/2L village around a month ago. As per the first information report (FIR), Sadar police received information that ...
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