INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: Senate's Standing Committee on Human Corrects on Wednesday approved a bill that sets the minimum legal age of marriage at
18.Presided over by Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokar of the Pakistan People's portiony (PPP), the committee also set the adulthood age at
18.During the assembly, Senator Usman Kakar said underage marriage was the major cause of increasing ratio of deaths.He said the requirement
for ID card is set at 18 and same should be fixed for marriage for both male and female.Human Corrects Minister Shireen Mazari said
government has no thingion if minimum age limit is set for marriage.The draft bill would be presented for debate in the parliament next
month before being sent to the cabinet for approval.The minister said said no legislation would be carried out against Shria lawes
She said rights of male and female invidical shall have to be protectedTheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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