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By Zofeen T Ebrahim KARACHI: A small revolution is brewing in some 30 villages in Dadu district’s Johi taluka in Sindh. A group of people, mostly men, are trying to end the age-old practice of child marriage. “Child marriage is ...

There seems to be very slow progress in our society when it comes to weeding out the practice of child marriage in an effective manner. Recently, a member of the Punjab Assembly, Mary Gill, raised the issue of the minimum ...

By FAIZA ILYAS KARACHI: Production of the computerised national identity card (CNIC) and birth registration certificate at the time of marriage be made mandatory to effectively implement the law against underage marriage, said speakers at a media training and consultation ...

WHEN tradition militates against the well-being of individuals, and runs counter to advances in scientific knowledge, it is time to let it go. Too often though, tradition has many impassioned, blinkered defenders reluctant to discard time-honoured rituals and that is ...