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Curbing child marriage

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19.05.2025

In a long-overdue move, the National Assembly has passed a landmark bill aimed at curbing child marriage and forced conversions - two deeply intertwined abuses that have quietly devastated countless lives across Pakistan.

Tabled by MNA Sharmila Faruqui of the PPP and passed unanimously on Friday, the bill represents a rare moment of political unity and moral clarity in a legislative environment often hampered by indecision and appeasement.

Following the lead........

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