image
Pakistan Senate adopts Hindu Marriage Bill
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Senate has passed a much-awaited Bill to regulated the marriage of minority Hindus, the media reported on Saturday.
The Hindu Marriage Bill 2017 was adopted by the Senate on Friday.
The National Assembly or the lower house had approved the Bill in September 2015.
It now requires the assent of the President to become a law.
Reported to be widely-acceptable by the Hindus living in Pakistan, the Bill enables the minority community to get their marriages registered and to appeal in courts of law in cases of separation, according to media reports.
It also allows Hindus to have a documentary proof of marriage, the shadiparat.
Top Headlines
-
News
Vijay meets PM Modi in Delhi; raises Mekedatu Dam row, Tamil anthem demand
May 27, 2026
-
News
Sona College announces admissions to BTech in Computer Science, IT, AI-ML & Data Science
May 22, 2026
-
News
PM Modis Melody gift to Meloni sends wrong Parle stock soaring
May 20, 2026
-
News
NEET-UG to shift to Computer-Based test mode from 2027, says Dharmendra Pradhan; experts welcome move
May 17, 2026
-
News
Blaze on Rajdhani Express sparks panic near Kota, passengers escape unhurt
May 17, 2026
-
News
Sona College of Technology launches Sona ChipIN Centre with latest semiconductor EDA tools
May 16, 2026
-
News
ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now
May 14, 2026
-
News
Putin unleashes Satan 2: Russia tests ICBM with 35,000 km range
May 13, 2026
-
News
2 killed, 3 critically injured in multi-storey building fire in Kolkata's Tiljala
May 12, 2026
-
News
Who after Mamata in Bengal? Amit Shah to meet BJP MLA-elects ahead of May 9 oath
May 06, 2026
