Celebrities call Sindh compulsory marriage bill ‘a joke’
Bill was submitted by MMA leader Abdul Rasheed SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: May 28, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: May 28, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
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Actors including Armeena Rana Khan and Usman Mukhtar have questioned the legitimacy of the proposal.
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Usman Mukhatar asked whether it was a joke. Earlier on Wednesday, Abdul Rasheed told SAMAA Digital that the rising rape cases, social ills, immorality and immoral crimes can be reduced by following Sharia teachings and marrying off children by 18 or puberty.
Pak: Sindh lawmaker proposes law on compulsory marriage
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27 May 2021, 01:56 GMT+10
Sindh [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): In a bizarre move, a Pakistani lawmaker has sought to bring a law making it compulsory for parents to wed off their children once they turn 18 years old.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) MPA Syed Abdul Rasheed submitted a draft of The Sindh Compulsory Marriage Act, 2021 to the Sindh Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday which seeks to make marriage compulsory for people aged 18, reported Dawn.
The draft stated that parents of an adult who is not being married off after turning 18 will have to submit an undertaking with justified reason of delay before the Deputy Commissioner of the District , adding that those fail to submit the undertaking would pay Rs 500 each.
Pakistan: Sindh lawmaker proposes law making marriage compulsory for youth turning 18 ANI | Updated: May 26, 2021 20:42 IST
Sindh [Pakistan], May 26 (ANI): In a bizarre move, a Pakistani lawmaker has sought to bring a law making it compulsory for parents to wed off their children once they turn 18 years old.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) MPA Syed Abdul Rasheed submitted a draft of The Sindh Compulsory Marriage Act, 2021 to the Sindh Assembly Secretariat on Wednesday which seeks to make marriage compulsory for people aged 18, reported Dawn.
The draft stated that parents of an adult who is not being married off after turning 18 will have to submit an undertaking with justified reason of delay before the Deputy Commissioner of the District , adding that those fail to submit the undertaking would pay Rs 500 each.
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