There are certain complex and sensitive issues in our society that governments often hesitate to address, choosing instead to keep them suppressed. While some segments of society do raise these issues from time to time, their voices rarely reach the corridors of power. The government led by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has rejected such tendencies. Matters that people once feared discussing due to possible backlash have now been brought towards resolution. The approval of the Punjab Child Marriage Restraint Act stands as a strong testament to this shift.

The time for sacrificing daughters at the altar of social pressures has passed. Early marriages are a major tragedy in our society. Today, CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif stands as an iron wall against this injustice. Various social organisations have long highlighted this issue across different platforms, yet their concerns have never been taken seriously. Being a mother herself, Chief Minister Punjab considers child marriage an unforgivable crime.

Do daughters not have rights? Is it humane to sacrifice them to satisfy personal egos? Forcing young girls into marriages without their consent is nothing short of a grave sin. Legislating on such a sensitive issue is no easy task. The Punjab government deserves credit for successfully enacting such significant legislation. CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has........

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