By Khalid Iqbal in The News, October 31, 2023ISLAMABAD: Civil Judge Qudratullah Monday adjourned till Nov 4 Imran Khan’s plea for early hearing of his illegal marriage case on the request of his own lawyers. He issued a written order on the application, filed for early hearing of the case. The PTI chairman had filed the application through his lawyers and requested for early hearing of the case. The judge, in his written order, said…
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By Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, October 12th, 2023ISLAMABAD: National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Chairperson Nilofar Bakhtiar on Wednesday said that there should be a uniform minimum age for girls’ marriages across the country and practitioners of all religions should comply with it. “I suggest that the minimum age for girl marriage should be 18 in Pakistan but in Punjab and some other provinces minimum age is 16. The minimum age…in Christian and…
by Tularam Pandey in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 17, 2023With an aim to end the deeply rooted practice of child marriage, some local units of Kalikot district have launched a campaign by mobilising religious leaders, astrologers and faith healers. The religious leaders and faith healers of Tilgufa Municipality and Shuvakalika Rural Municipality have been active now to curb the practice along with the people’s representatives, police and various social organisations working in the area. Keeping…
Report in TOLOnews Online, March 19,2023 at 9:57 PMMore the 70 countries and EU representatives in a UN CSW statement said the ban on female education puts Afghan women and girls at increased risk of “gender-based violence, including child, early, and forced marriage” and it “undermines Afghanistan’s stability.” “In addition, the order barring female employees of national and international NGOs from the workplace means that millions of Afghans will be unable to access life-saving humanitarian…
by Ishaq Tanoli in Dawn, Mar 7th, 2023KARACHI: The Federal Shariat Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act of 2013, saying that the law was not against the injunctions of Islam. It observed that the legislature’s move to fix a minimum age for marriage was in accordance with injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah. The two-judge bench, comprising acting Chief Justice Dr Syed…