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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and transgender (LGBT) people in Pakistan face legal and social difficulties compared to non-LGBT persons. Pakistani law prescribes criminal penalties...
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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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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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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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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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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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disorders. In Pakistan, cousin marriage is legal and common for economic, religious and cultural reasons. Consanguineous marriage in Pakistan was reported...
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Women in Pakistan make up 48.76% of the population according to the 2017 census of Pakistan. Women in Pakistan have played an important role throughout...
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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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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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purposes. In some areas of the world, arranged marriage, forced marriage, polygamy marriage, polyandry marriage, polygyny marriage, group marriage, coverture...
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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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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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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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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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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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Pakistan ranks third in online child abuse. Child sexual abuse is often neglected in Pakistan. The estimated child abuse in Pakistan is more than 12 per...
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The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India, fixed the age of marriage for girls...
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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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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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Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of...
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Punjabi wedding traditions (category Marriage in Pakistan)
filled with joy, dancing, fireworks, and food. It is also practised in Pakistan. Sarvala: A young nephew or cousin dons the same attire as the groom...
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Dowry (redirect from Marriage portion)
percent of all marriages in Pakistan involves transfer of a dowry from the bride's family to groom's family. A 2014 Gallup survey in Pakistan found that 84%...
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Sherwani (category Marriage in Pakistan)
garment: while in India it is mainly worn with churidars or pyjamas, in Pakistan and Bangladesh it is mainly worn with a shalwar. Pakistani journalist, filmmaker...
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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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Mayian (category Marriage in Pakistan)
the preparation ceremony one day before Punjabi weddings of India and Pakistan. This ceremony is a late afternoon or early evening festival, at the couple's...
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