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Pakistan’s Punjab passes bill banning marriage under 18, tightens penalties for child marriage

Pakistan’s Punjab passes bill banning marriage under 18, tightens penalties for child marriage

  • New law criminalizes child marriage, trafficking and abuse with prison terms up to seven years
  • Pakistan has among world’s highest rates of child marriage, according to rights groups
By Waseem Abbasi ·
Tensions rise for Imran Khan’s party as Punjab speaker signals opposition disqualifications

Tensions rise for Imran Khan’s party as Punjab speaker signals opposition disqualifications

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Pakistan’s Punjab unveils $18.9 billion budget, increases development spending by 47% video

Pakistan’s Punjab unveils $18.9 billion budget, increases development spending by 47%

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·
Pakistan’s Punjab finalizes bill to regulate sale of acid to protect women

Pakistan’s Punjab finalizes bill to regulate sale of acid to protect women

By Usama Iqbal Khawaja ·
Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab impose total ban on kite flying over safety concerns

Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab impose total ban on kite flying over safety concerns

By AP ·
Pakistan’s leading rights body expresses ‘grave concern’ as Punjab passes defamation law

Pakistan’s leading rights body expresses ‘grave concern’ as Punjab passes defamation law

By Shahjahan Khurram ·
Update Cabinets take oath in Pakistan’s key Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

Cabinets take oath in Pakistan’s key Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Update Maryam Nawaz Sharif makes history after getting elected as Pakistan’s first woman chief minister video

Maryam Nawaz Sharif makes history after getting elected as Pakistan’s first woman chief minister

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·
Special Newly elected MPs take oath at legislative assembly in Pakistan’s key Punjab province video

Newly elected MPs take oath at legislative assembly in Pakistan’s key Punjab province

By Haseeb Asif ·
Political stalemate to continue as Pakistan’s top court indefinitely adjourns election delay case

Political stalemate to continue as Pakistan’s top court indefinitely adjourns election delay case

By Arab News Pakistan ·
Political plot thickens as Lahore court voids denotification of over 70 Imran Khan party MPs

Political plot thickens as Lahore court voids denotification of over 70 Imran Khan party MPs

By KASHIF IMRAN ·
Political stability hopes rise as president announces Punjab provincial elections on April 30

Political stability hopes rise as president announces Punjab provincial elections on April 30

By KASHIF IMRAN ·
Election tribunal’s consultations with attorney general on KP, Punjab election date end inconclusively

Election tribunal’s consultations with attorney general on KP, Punjab election date end inconclusively

By Aamir Saeed ·

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