Minorities call for new law on marriages, divorce
July 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Members of the religious minorities Thursday criticised the delay in formulation and upgradation of the Christian marriage and divorce law by replacing the 150-year-old Christian personal laws.
Christian, Hindu and Sikh communities’ members contended here at a news conference that women and children were the main sufferers due to the absence of upgraded Christian family laws, and the government was not moving ahead to submit the new draft law to the parliament for consideration and adoption.
The group, which introduced itself as the National Lobbying Delegation (NLD) for Minorities Rights, called on the federal as well as provincial governments to finalise the Christian Marriage and Divorce Act 2021 as early as possible to doing away with issues, related to it.
Minorities’ personal laws issues taken up with minister
June 29, 2021
PESHAWAR: The issues pertaining to the Christian and Hindu personal laws have been taken up with the KP Law Department and assurance received for the remedial measures, said representatives of the minorities communities on Monday.
They said the development came when a group belonging to the religious minorities drawn from different parts of the country met Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Fazal Shakoor Khan at his office here on Friday and requested him for support to redress legal the issues faced by religious minorities.
The members from Christian, Hindu and Sikh communities belonging to KP, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, were part of the delegation, said a press release, adding the minister was flanked by the officials of the KP Law Department.
The hearing on the matter was adjourned to July 6. (File photo: PTI)
While seeking adjournment of petitions demanding recognition of same-sex marriages under existing law, the Centre told the Delhi High Court on Monday that there are other urgent matters that need consideration.
Centre added that “nobody is dying because of the lack of marriage registration.” The hearing on the matter was adjourned to July 6.
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta submitted before the court that the state is dealing with a pandemic at present and there are other urgent matters, which need consideration.
“As a government, our focus in terms of urgency is on urgent, imminent issues,” submitted Mehta, adding that law officers are also dealing with pandemic-related cases.
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