A Bill In Pakistan To Stop Child Marriages Called 'Blasphemous' And 'Un-Islamic'

Story out of Islamabad, Pakistan:

Another move to ban child marriages in Pakistan has fallen at the first hurdle. The bill to prohibit underage marriages has been withdrawn after the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared it un-Islamic.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony rejected the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2014 after the CII dubbed it ‘anti-Islamic’ and ‘blasphemous’.

The proposed legislation had recommended harsher punishments for those entering conjugal contracts with minors. Cont.

Story from - The Express Tribune
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