Nawaz Sharif gives tacit approval to lifting ban on underage marriage. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), the top constitutional body responsible for giving legal advice to the legislature on Islamic issues, said that Islam does not prohibit underage marriage (Nikkah), but that the consummation of marriage is allowed only when both the husband and wife reach puberty.
The decree came at the end of a two-day meeting of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on March 11, 2014.
The council also suggested removal of a clause in the Child Marriages Restriction Act 1929 that prohibits a child from going against the will of his/her father and maternal grandfather, who have arranged an underage marriage for him/her.
The CII members believe that the modern-day children are comparatively more aware and mature to take a decision about their marital life, therefore the 1929 marriage laws need to be amended and the specific clause relaxed, the source said.
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Will Mr.NS have given away his daughter in marriage when she had turned 12?
@shazia Bangash: How may I ask ?.
If kids have the right to go against their parents will and/or annul the Nikkah upon reaching puberty then why allow underage marriage in the first place?
Actually Islam says the girl and/ or the boy have the right to repudiate/ annul the marriage upon reaching puberty before consummation takes place.
Its Imran Khan's fault.
It is not the fault of the understanding of PM. It is his religion, which does not allow him to come out of the closet.
Wow, so now school going children can also get laid! The irony is unmistakable. These amendments will prove to be even more Un-Islamic in the long run.
Disgusting!!!!
Next recommendation to be approved will be the legal immunity to TTP AlQaeda and their operatives, killers and extortionists.
Why tribune, a Pakistani paper, with it's offices in Pakistan has to rely on news source from across the border?. Something fishy here along with the news of mistreatment of Baloch students in Islamabad. Even a child can conjecture what is happening. I hope this gets posted.
Mr PM none of the CII two recommendations is such that the survival of this nation hinges upon. Liberalizing polygamy would create disharmony and unequity in the society between sexes and reducing the marriage age would render the weaker sex for exploitation, abuse and impede equal life opportunity. It would have been better had CII recommended an implementation of shariah laws against crimes. This is more a pressing than men rights and age of marriage.
We should verify before blaming him. It is from an Indian source.
According to the CII, modern day children are more aware and mature, so the 1929 law on protection can be waived!
The Mullahs sexual fantasies know no end. What will they ask for next?
Saudi $s already paying off.