ISLAMABAD: JUIF chief Fazlur Rehman 19-May-2025 categorically opposed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, terming it against the Islamic Shariah.
Speaking in the National Assembly, he said the ‘controversial’ legislation would spoil the damage national unity adding that it was not the proper timing to pass the bill. He called upon the chair to rule that the bill should not be processed further and the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) be consulted first.
He said they wanted peace in the country asking the government to refrain from action which could invite protest on roads. PPP parliamentarian Abdul Qadir Patel said he had recommended that first the bill should be sent to the CII. He said the standing committee on interior also gave the same recommendation but the bill was moved in the House by using the forum of standing committee on human rights.
Patel said at this stage no ruling could be given when the bill had been passed by both the National Assembly and the Senate. Federal Minister Khalid Magsi also opposed the legislation terming the same against Islamic Shariah.
Published in News Daily on 20-May-2025.
