Sindh criminalises marriages below 18 years
April 29, 2014
By: Azeem Samar Karachi: Sindh has become the first province in the country to set the minimum age of marriage at 18 years. The Sindh
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Jirga gives minor girl in vani to settle dispute
April 28, 2014
By: Nisar Ahmad Khan MANSEHRA: A local jirga in Shamali area of Battagram has decided to marry off an eight-year-old girl to a 26-year-old man
Woman set ablaze on marriage issue
April 25, 2014
MULTAN: A woman was allegedly set on fire by her in-laws over her daughter’s marriage issue. She was rushed to Nishtar Hospital with burning of
Child Marriage Law: Lawmakers vow to bring in legislative reforms
April 18, 2014
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians from all the four provinces on Thursday gave a full assurance to bring legislative reforms in Child Marriage Law to prevent early marriages.
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Child marriage is rampant in our society. To begin a new life with a new life partner is tough and needs commitment. Alarmingly, in our
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April 7, 2014
Child marriages are common in the Subcontinent. In Pakistan, especially in the rural areas, girls ranging between the ages of 8 and 14 are married
70-year-old groom, 13-year-old bride arrested after marriage
April 7, 2014
NAUSHAHRO FEROZE: A 70-year-old man and his 13-year-old bride were arrested in a raid in Zubair Panhwar village within the remit of the Tharushah police
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