The minority Hindu community in Pakistan, living without a marriage law since the country was founded in 1947, may get a landmark legislation soon to help them register their marriages.
The Hindus, who constitute 1.6 per cent of Pakistan’s total population, have been struggling to get a specific law since last 67 years to get their marriages legalised and registered.
Dawn reported that National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights headed by Chaudhary Muhammad Bashir Virk is set to review this week a private member bill, namely Hindu Marriage Act 2014.
The bill was jointly presented in the parliament last year by Ramesh Lal of opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Darshan of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), while a separate but similar government bill has been tabled in the parliament by Law Minister Pervaiz Rashid in March, this year.
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