Fata sees modest increase in literacy
April 1, 2014
PESHAWAR: The government has claimed a modest increase in the boys and girls’ literacy rate in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). “Literacy rate for
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Girl’s minimum marriage age should be 18: Sethi
March 31, 2014
LAHORE: Famous political analyst Najam Sethi has said becoming a wife and a mother is a great responsibility and, therefore, girls’ minimum age for marriage
Child marriage-free zones to be set up in Pakistan: Brown
March 30, 2014
LONDON: Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has announced that “child marriage-free zones” are to be set up in Pakistan. Brown, the UN’s special envoy
CII decision on marriage
March 30, 2014
By M. Ali Siddiqui The Council of Islamic Ideology’s ruling on minimum age for marriage raises several questions. The Holy Quran and Sunnah do not
Illiterate mothers
March 28, 2014
I would like to request the Council Of Islamic Ideology to reframe their statement about girl’s marriage age. I, being a Muslim believe that Allah
The right person at the right time
March 28, 2014
By: Hifza Jillani At a fairly packed coffee shop, between sipping hazelnut cappuccino and glancing at your watch, you are chattering about a potential feature
Child marriage bill
March 27, 2014
IT is not often enough that we see a move in parliament to counter the ultra-conservative lobby, something that is particularly true of events in
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