Pakistan senate passes Hindu Marriage Bill 2017

Q.  Pakistan's senate passed which landmark bill, the first personal law for Hindus in the country?
- Published on 20 Feb 17

a. Hindu Marriage Bill 2017
b. Hindu Succession Bill 2017
c. Hindu Marriage and Succession Bill 2017
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Hindu Marriage Bill 2017
 
Pakistan senate passes Hindu Marriage Bill 2017Pakistan’s Senate (upper house) has unanimously passed landmark The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017 to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in the country.

It is first personal law for Pakistani Hindus, applicable in Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.

The bill is deals with marriage, registration of marriage, separation and remarriage, sets minimum legal age of marriage at 18 years for both boys and girls in the minority Hindu community.

The bill will help Hindu women get documentary proof of their marriage.

Pakistan: Know More
  • Capital: Islamabad
  • Currency: Pakistani rupee
  • President: Mamnoon Hussain
  • Population: 182.1 million (2013) World Bank
  • Prime minister: Nawaz Sharif

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