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SPARC State of Pakistan’s Children Report

“State of Children Report” is an annual publication produced by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), a non-governmental organization based in Pakistan. The report provides information on the situation of children in the country, covering various aspects such as health, education, violence against children, juvenile justice system, etc. The report is widely cited by…

Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 and Jinnah

The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 was drafted by Quaid-i-Azam- Mohammad Ali Jinnah (Father of the Nation) and introduced by a Hindu, Rai Haridas Sarda, and is also known as the Sarda Bill. Jinnah was very concerned about the widespread child marriage in British India, which he considered a violation…

The Age Of Consent And The Borders Of Belief

ICT Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2025 marks a pivotal step toward a…

IHC Judgement on Child Marriage Case

Honourable Justice BABAR SATTAR of the The Islamabad High Court Issuing a…

Call To Link Girls’ Minimum Age Of Marriage To CNICs

RAWALPINDI: Speakers at a workshop on 23rd December unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for the minimum age of marriage for girls to be linked to their national identity cards across the country. The resolution to leverage technology and national identity cards to prevent child marriages was supported by a diverse…

Man, Witnesses Booked After Girl Declares Nikahnama Fake In Court

DADU: The additional sessions court of Kotri on 26th November threw out a man’s petition seeking custody of a teenage girl, whom he claimed to be his wife based on a forged nikahnama, and ordered registration of a case against him and his witnesses for submitting the forged document to…

Sindh Govt Committed To Nurturing, Empowering Children: Murad

In a celebration of World Children’s Day, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 23-November-2024 led an awareness walk with children, parents, community leaders, NGO representatives and government officials aimed at emphasising the importance of children’s rights and the shared responsibility to ensure their protection and well-being. Observed globally…

Sindh Likely to Adopt Law Soon for Compulsory Entry of CNIC Numbers in Nikahnama

The Sindh government is likely to adopt a law soon making the entry of Computerised National Identity Card numbers of the would-be married couples in their Nikahnama compulsory to prevent underage marriages in the province. Sindh Women Development Minister Shaheena Sher Ali disclosed this while speaking as the chief guest…

Child Marriages Plague Impoverished Girls

Poverty, cultural norms continue to henna stain the hands of female children way before their age of consent KARACHI.Although the national obsession with female matrimony is enough to pressurize even elite parents to expedite their search for a son-in-law, for low-income families, marrying off a teenage daughter means having one…

Eclipsed Beginnings – Child Marriage

This video features Valerie Khan, an expert in Gender Equality, Social Inclusion (GESI), and Child Protection. The discussion covers key issues like child marriage, juvenile justice, and gender-based violence (GBV). Valerie emphasizes the critical need for prevention, explaining how investing in the protection of women and girls drives meaningful, lasting…

PHC Seeks Govt Response To Plea For Enforcement Of Updated Nikahnama

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has issued notices to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and some of its officials, ordering them to respond to a petition for the effective introduction of the updated nikahnama and the enforcement of a law on premarital screening for thalaessaemia and hepatitis C. The order was issued…

Underage Marriage Foiled

SARGODHA: The Kot Momin police arrested three people, including the would-be groom, and foiled an underage marriage. A case was registered against the accused under the Child Marriage Restraint Act and other provisions. The police were alerted that some people had planned the forced marriage of a 13-year-old girl in…

Forced Marriage Of Under-age Girl Thwarted

LAHORE: Raiwind Police thwarted forced marriage of a 12-year-old girl and arrested multiple individuals involved, including the girl’s mother, the groom, witnesses, and Nikah registrar. According to a police spokesperson, the operation was initiated after receiving a report from M Sharif, the elder brother of the girl. Sharif informed the…

Call To Implement Child Marriage Ban

KARACHI: A pivotal consultation meeting was held at Dadu deputy commissioner’s office to address the implementation of the Sindh Child Marriage Act 2013. Key stakeholders including representatives from district government departments, various NGOs and community members, attended the meeting, chaired by Secretary of Human Rights Department Tahseen Fatima. Chairman of…