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  2. Hindu marriage laws in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Hindu marriage in Pakistan. In Pakistan, there are two laws governing Hindu marriages.One is the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act of 2016 which is applicable in the Sindh province of Pakistan and another is the Hindu Marriage Act of 2017 which is applicable in Islamabad Capital Territory, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces.

  3. Marriage in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Nikah (نِكاح) is the formal marriage ceremony where a marriage contract, or Nikahnama [10] (نکاح نامہ), is signed by both the bride and the groom in presence of close family members. The Nikah is typically performed by a religious scholar at a mosque, such as an imam , mufti , sheikh or mullah , who in Pakistan will be licensed ...

  4. Hinduism in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    At federal level, a Hindu Marriage Bill was proposed in 2016, which was unanimously approved by the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2016 [202] [203] and by the Senate of Pakistan in 2017. [204] In March 2017, the Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain signed the Hindu Marriage Bill and thereby making it a law.

  5. Marriage in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    The non-Hindu partner is converted to Hinduism through this purification rite before marrying, or else the marriage is regarded to be void, or not legally binding. [48] The Hindu wedding ceremony that follows includes the vows and the saptapadi , the ritual of circling the sacred fire seven times; the completion of the seventh round binds the ...

  6. Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    The Saptapadi (Sanskrit "seven steps"/"seven feet"; sometimes called Saat Phere: "seven rounds" [24]) is the most important ritual of Vedic Hindu weddings, and represents the legal element of the Hindu marriage ceremony. [25] The couple conduct seven circuits of the Holy Fire (Agni), which is considered a witness to the vows they make to each ...

  7. Polygamy in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy in Pakistan is legally permissible, according to the law of 1961, [1] but restricted to Muslim men, who may have a maximum of four wives at one time. [2] However it is illegal for Hindus as per the Hindu marriage law. [3] The extent to which polygamy exists in Pakistan is contested. [4]

  8. I'm a Hindu and my wife is Christian, so we have different ...

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    I am a Hindu raised in London, while my wife is a Christian from Pittsburgh. She believed I was going to hell, but we work through our differences.

  9. Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Wikipedia

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    The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to amend the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Special Marriage Act, 1954 to making divorce easier on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, was introduced in the parliament in 2012. The Bill replaces the words "not earlier than six months" in Section 13B with the words "Upon receipt of a ...