A fortnight back, on May 16, Pakistan’s parliament passed a significant piece of legislation — the Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2025. It will have vital implications for ...

The European Parliament on Thursday (Jul 9) adopted a resolution condemning the widespread abduction, forced conversion, and child marriage of young girls in Pakistan. Calling on the South Asian ...

In the dusty village of Behal, District Layyah in South Punjab, Pakistan, a 14-year-old girl named Zunaira shared her story in an interview conducted in June 2025. She dreamed of becoming a science ...

She immediately felt that something was off. Reeha Saleem had walked these streets a thousand times. Her school was not too far away from her home in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Usually, she felt ...

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A father in Pakistan is suspected of killing his two daughters and their four children by setting their house ablaze because one of the women married against his wishes, ...

Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously approved the raising of the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 earlier this month, amending a 19th-century law allowing the marriage of Christian children.

Christian leaders in Pakistan have welcomed the government raising the legal age of marriage for Christians, saying it could curb forced conversions and sexual abuse of their girls. Pakistan’s Senate ...

The European Parliament on Thursday condemned the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of young girls in Pakistan, calling on the country to strengthen protections for girls belonging to ...

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in Pakistan has provided legal protection and formal registration for marriages within the Kalash ...