Tue, 21-Oct-2025

President signs bill prohibiting child marriage into law

President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2025 into law, which fixes minimum age for marriage at 18. According to the legislation, no Nikah Khuwan will solemnize a marriage if either or both parties are under the age of 18. Nikah khuwan found violating this law may face up … Read more

Court declares Dua Zehra’s husband, nikah khuwan, two witnesses absconders

Dua Zehra

KARACHI: Husband of Karachi’s teenage girl Dua Zehra, Zaheer Ahmed, their nikah khuwan (the cleric who solemnized their nikah) Ghulam Mustafa and two witnesses Shehzad and Asghar have been declared absconders by a lower court. The Judicial Magistrate East held hearing of the case pertaining to alleged abduction of Dua Zehra on Saturday. The investigation … Read more