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Web Desk
May 30, 2025

President Zardari signs law banning child marriages

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday gave his assent to the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025, turning it into a law

Pakistan

Web Desk
May 29, 2025

NCRC rejects CII’s opposition to child marriage ban

NCRC has declared Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2025child marriage a “blatant violation of children’s fundamental rights” that sabotages education, health, and safety.

Politics

Web Desk
May 19, 2025

‘Don’t force us to protest’: Fazl urges govt to halt child marriage legislation

National Assembly on Friday passed the landmark bill outlawing child marriages, declaring the solemnisation or registration of a marriage involving individuals under the age of 18 a criminal offence

Pakistan

Faizan Khan
May 16, 2025

NA passes bill criminalising child marriage under 18

Any sexual activity following such a marriage will be considered statutory rape. Anyone who facilitates, forces, or lures a minor into marriage will also be liable under rape-related charges.