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child marriage bill
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.

A new bill introduced in Iraq's Parliament sparked widespread controversy and outrage by proposing a significant reduction in the legal marriage age.
World
  • Web Desk
  • Aug 10, 2024
Iraq: Outrage as bill proposes lower marriage age

If passed, the bill would allow girls as young as nine and boys as young as 15 to marry.

President approves Act
Pakistan
  • Web Desk
  • Jul 23, 2024
President approves increase in legal marriage age for Pakistan’s Christians

The amendment will standardise the marriage age across different communities in Pakistan and align with international norms on marriage age, ensuring the protection and welfare of young individuals.

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