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  2. Divorce in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Divorce in Pakistan is mainly regulated under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939 amended in 1961 and the Family Courts Act 1964. [1] Similar to global trends divorce rate is increasing gradually in Pakistan too. [citation needed] In Punjab (Pakistan), in 2014 khula cases registered were 16,942 that rose to 18,901 cases in 2016. [2]

  3. Women related laws in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Divorce in Pakistan is regulated by the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act (1939, amended in 1961) and the Family Courts Act (1964). The Child Marriage Restraint Act or CMRA (1929) set the marrying age for women at 16; in the province of Sindh, as per the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, it is 18.

  4. Khul' - Wikipedia

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    The Law of Divorce in Pakistan. September 23, 2008. Ali & Haseeb Law Associates, Laws of Pakistan Relating to Marriage, Divorce, Custody and Maintenance; The Law of Divorce (Khula) in Pakistan. New Khula (Divorce) Law in Punjab Pakistan; The Hadith Book searchtruth.com; Hamada, Suad (2010). "The Hard Way Out: Divorce By Khula" March 18, 2010.

  5. Women in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    First women law professor of Pakistani origin in a UK university. She has written extensively in the field of Islamic law, women's human rights in Islam and international law, children's rights; Fauzia Minallah is the first and youngest woman political cartoonist to win the All Pakistan Newspaper Society award.

  6. A Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage ...

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    Islamic law, as upheld by Pakistan, requires a three-month waiting period before a new marriage. Bibi has said they divorced in August 2017 and the couple insisted during the trial that they did ...

  7. Category:Pakistani family law - Wikipedia

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    Hindu marriage laws in Pakistan; L. List of Pakistani family names; U. UK-Pakistan Judicial Protocol on Children Matters; W. Women related laws in Pakistan

  8. Marriage in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Beyond age 20, both men and women are considered potential grooms and brides. Most marriages in Pakistan are traditional arranged marriages, semi-arranged marriages or love marriages. Arranged marriage occurs when a member of the family, a close friend or a third person party helps bring two supposedly compatible people together in matrimony ...

  9. A Pakistani court sentences a woman to life in prison for ...

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    A Pakistani court sentenced a Muslim woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of burning pages of Islam's holy book, a prosecutor said Friday. Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone ...