Pakistan lawmakers reject bill on minimum age of marriage for girls
In February, Pakistan Senate unanimously passed the landmark ‘The Hindu Marriage Bill’ to regulate marriages of Hindus
The National Assembly of Pakistan unanimously rejected a bill aimed at increasing the minimum age for marriage of a girl from 16 to 18 years, terming it ‘un-islamic’.
The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2016’, a private member’s bill, moved by lawmaker Kishwer Zehra was rejected by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs for being un-islamic and against sunnah attracting dismissal from other religions as well, reported The Express Tribune.
In February, Pakistan Senate unanimously passed the landmark ‘The Hindu Marriage Bill’ to regulate marriages of Hindus. The bill has already been approved by the lower house, and is now pending for the President’s signature.