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A petition has been placed before the Sindh High Court (SHC), requesting the government to act against a Pakistani citizen, who has reportedly solemnised gay marriage in Sweden.
The court has yet to take up the plea for hearing.
Muhammad Imran Shahzad from the United Human Rights Commission has made the federal ministries of foreign affairs, interior, religious affairs and Sindh government respondent in the case.
In his plea, Shahzad submitted that a Pakistani named Muhammad Yaqoob entered same sex marriage with Asadullah Mehsood recently in Sweden in violation of Islamic laws.
The petitioner also claimed to be in possession of a marriage certificate issued by the Swedish authorities, which state that Muhammad Yaqoob and Asadullah Mehsood have legally married.
Same sex marriages are legal in Sweden.
Shahzad has asked the court to issue directions to the relevant authorities to register a case against Yaqoob for violating Pakistani laws. The petition is expected be taken up for hearing in the coming days.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2013.
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