Speakers at a consultation session on implementation of the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act 2013 held on Thursday stressed the need for effective implementation of the laws pertaining to children and women rights. They called for creating awareness among the ...
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As many as 40 female students of Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) have got scholarships of Rs 9.8 million from USAID for the year 2021-22. While addressing the scholarship awarding ceremony at IUB here Wednesday, Vice Chancellor Engr Prof Dr. Athar ...
Read More »Minor girl’s marriage with 30-year-old lawyer foiled in Punjab village
Ghaziabad police foiled the marriage of a 10-year-old girl with a 30-year-old man at Chak 160/9-L and arrested the bridegroom and the girl’s father. Police rescued the minor girl and registered a case against 15 persons both from the girl ...
Read More »Warrants out for absconding suspects in underage girl’s marriage case
Karachi: A court has issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of six fleeing suspects in the high-profile case of a teenage girl who was allegedly kidnapped from Karachi and lured into illegal underage marriage in Punjab. Special Gender-Based Violence Court ...
Read More »Child marriage restraint bill termed need of the hour
Islamabad: Speakers at a consultation termed the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2022 as the need of the hour that aims to enforce the constitutional rights of children. They were speaking at a consultation arranged by the National Commission on ...
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