Marriage in Pakistan (Urdu: پاکستانی شادی) pertains to wedding traditions established and adhered by Pakistani men and women. Despite their local and regional...
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Child marriage is practiced in some parts of Pakistan, with the highest prevalence in the Sindh province.[citation needed] It disproportionately affects...
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ever brought up in the political discourse, with people who have engaged in same-sex marriages being arrested and prosecuted. Pakistan does not have civil...
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Forced marriage is a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without their consent or against their will. A marriage can also become a...
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In Pakistan, there are two laws governing Hindu marriages. One is the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act of 2016 which is applicable in the Sindh province of Pakistan...
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Bangladeshi Muslims or expatriate Pakistanis living in England, also practice consanguineous marriage. Raphael Patai reports that in central Arabia no relaxation...
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marriage Mail-order bride Marriage Marriage of convenience Marriage of state Marriage in Pakistan Marriage in South Korea Marriage market Marriageable age...
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and her in-laws. Many such marriages are arranged (see also pages on arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent, arranged marriages in Pakistan, and arranged...
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that over 50% of all marriages in Pakistan involve girls less than 18 years old. The exact number of child marriages in Pakistan below the age of 13 is...
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second largest religious affiliation in Pakistan after Islam. Though Hinduism was one of the dominant faiths in the region a few centuries ago, Hindus...
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Divorce in Pakistan is mainly regulated under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939 amended in 1961 and the Family Courts Act 1964. Similar to global...
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However it is illegal for Hindus as per the Hindu marriage law. The extent to which polygamy exists in Pakistan is contested. According to Immigration and Refugee...
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in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role in Pakistani history...
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purposes. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, forced marriage, polygyny marriage, polyandry marriage, group marriage, coverture marriage, child...
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Arranged marriage is a tradition in the societies of the Indian subcontinent, and continues to account for an overwhelming majority of marriages in the Indian...
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to display the Urdu text in this article correctly. Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most...
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Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2024,[update] marriage between same-sex couples...
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Mayi Ri (category Child marriage in Pakistan)
Sajida Syed in supporting roles. Premiering on ARY Digital on 23 July 2023, Mayi Ri shines a spotlight on the issue of child marriage in Pakistan. Ainne is...
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Education Pakistan, also known as RTE Pakistan or simply RTE, is an advocacy campaign for equal education rights for all children in Pakistan. The RTE...
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Sitara: Let Girls Dream (category Child marriage in Pakistan)
2020 Pakistani animated short film directed and written by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. The film attempts to spotlight the issue of child marriage. In the 1970s...
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child marriage in Pakistan, child labour in Pakistan, street children, malnutrition, and health problems. Unemployment poses an escalating concern in Pakistan...
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several reasons why they had a marriage of convenience. Awemir Iqbal, a gay man originally from Pakistan and residing in West Yorkshire, stated that he...
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Mehndi (category Marriage in Pakistan)
form common in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. It is typically applied during weddings for Sikh, Muslim and Hindu brides. In Rajasthan, the...
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love marriage, the term was in common use globally during the Victorian era. It is still used in the Commonwealth countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh...
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Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India, fixed the minimum age of marriage for girls...
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Family of Imran Khan (category Political families of Pakistan)
his second marriage to the British Pakistani journalist Reham Khan. The marriage lasted nine months and ended in divorce on 30 October 2015. In 2018, he...
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Mujhay Jeenay Do (category Child marriage in Pakistan)
and economic issues, highlighting deeply rooted problems in Pakistan particularly Child marriages. Saira, an eight-year-old, lives with her father, Khuda...
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British Mirpuris (redirect from Mirpuris in the United Kingdom)
bolstering remittances to Pakistan. Families in Pakistan are close knit and the guiding influence behind everything from marriage to business. The current...
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Women's Protection Bill Marriage in Pakistan Women related laws in Pakistan Inheritance law in Pakistan Ponka, Rubina (2009). "Pakistan's Long March". Development...
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and 14 child marriage cases were reported in the same year. In a report named cruel numbers compiled by Sahil an NGO working in Pakistan on child protection...
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