Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MPA Abdul Rasheed has submitted a bill to the Sindh Assembly secretariat that calls for parents to marry off their children by 18. The bill has yet to be tabled. The bill says that if parents are unable to comply, they will provide a “justified reason of delay” before the deputy commissioner of the district. If they fail to report to the DC, they will be fined Rs500. Rasheed told Samaa Digital that the bill is in accordance with Islamic teachings. “Rising rape cases, social ills, immorality and immoral crimes can be reduced by following Sharia teachings…and marrying off children by 18 or puberty.” Other MPAs told Samaa that the bill is unlikely to pass, an...