Speakers call for collective will to eradicate child marriage
July 21, 2025
The speakers in a gathering organised by a welfare body said on Sunday that child marriage had badly affected the lives of the young generation
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Standardizing marriage age to 18 a human rights imperative, says legal expert
July 9, 2025
Legal expert Waiza Rafique of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) has called for the nationwide enforcement of 18 years as the
Police thwart attempt to marry off 13-year-old girl in Karachi
June 23, 2025
A planned child marriage in Hijrat Colony was successfully stopped on Friday following a joint operation by local police and the Women and Child Protection
Child marriage law needs enforcement
June 23, 2025
THE passage of a new law criminalising child marriage within the confines of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) might be celebrated as a reform, but
Upper Kohistan exceeds girl enrolment target
May 14, 2025
MANSEHRA: For the first time, the Upper Kohistan administration has enrolled more out-of-school girl students than the target set during the recent registration drive in
Girls’ education summit wants schools in Kurram reopened
May 2, 2025
PESHAWAR: A Girls’ Education Summit convened here by the Social Welfare and Women Development Department in collaboration with Blue Veins organization highlighted critical challenges and
Security guard’s bail rejected in child marriage case
April 22, 2025
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday dismissed the bail application of a security guard in a child marriage case. The applicant, Azhar Ali,
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