A new law in Pakistan that sets the legal age for marriage at 18 — applying only to the capital Islamabad territory.

Dear PAO, I have read in the newspapers that we now have a law which prohibits child marriages. Is the law applicable to ...

It's illegal to marry before the age of 16 in Pakistan, yet the country is home to almost 19 million child brides. So why can't the South Asian country stop the harmful practice?

New Child Marriage Law in Pakistan Marks Progress, But Cultural and Legal Hurdles Remain. Report by Hannah Chowdhry ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

THE National Aids Council (NAC) and the local traditional leadership have embarked on a journey to the past in a promising noble battle against the HIV and Aids scourge and child marriages. The same ...

When you wake up Sunday, it will be harder to collect damages from the state for child sexual abuse and easier to find relief at a pick-your-own farm, new rules will start the long process of slowing ...

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill into law, criminalizing marriages of individuals under 18 years of age. The bill, previously passed by both the ...

ISLAMABAD: Presi­dent Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed into law the Islamabad Capital Terri­tory Child Marriage Rest­raint Bill 2025, setting a minimum legal age of 18 years for marriages in ...

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill into law, setting the minimum age for marriage at 18 years. The Human Rights Commission of ...

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday signed into law a bill fixing the minimum age for marriage at 18 years to curb child marriages despite opposition from right-wing clerics. The Islamabad ...

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday (May 30, 2025) signed into law a bill fixing the minimum age for marriage at 18 years to curb child marriages despite opposition from right-wing clerics.