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  2. Divorce in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Divorce in Pakistanis mainly regulated under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939 amended in 1961 and the Family Courts Act 1964.[1] Similar to global trends divorce rate is increasing gradually in Pakistan too. [citation needed]In Punjab (Pakistan), in 2014 khula cases registered were 16,942 that ...

  3. Khul' - Wikipedia

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    A form of khulʿ was adopted by Egypt in 2000, allowing a Muslim woman to divorce her husband without any fault. The law is so strict that only 126 women out of 5,000 women who applied for khul were actually granted. As a condition of the divorce, the woman renounces any financial claim on the husband and any entitlement to the matrimonial home ...

  4. Women related laws in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Marriageable age and divorce. Divorce in Pakistan is regulated by the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act (1939, amended in 1961) and the Family Courts Act (1964). The Child Marriage Restraint Act or CMRA (1929) set the marrying age for women at 16; in the province of Sindh, as per the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, it is 18.

  5. Divorce law by country - Wikipedia

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    Australia's laws on divorce and other legal family matters were overhauled in 1975 with the enactment of the Family Law Act 1975, which established no-fault divorce in Australia. Since 1975, the only ground for divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, evidenced by a twelve-month separation.

  6. UK-Pakistan Judicial Protocol on Children Matters - Wikipedia

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    Family and criminal code. (or criminal law) v. t. e. The UK-Pakistan Judicial Protocol on Children Matters is a protocol between senior family court judges of the Family Division of the High Court in England and Wales and The Supreme Court of Pakistan. [1][2][3] The protocol relates to the wrongful removal of children, the welfare of abducted ...

  7. Hudud - Wikipedia

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    e. Hudud[ a ] (Arabic: حدود) is an Arabic word meaning "borders, boundaries, limits". [ 1 ] In the religion of Islam, it refers to punishments that under Islamic law (sharīʿah) are believed to be mandated and fixed by God, i.e. prescribed punishments, as opposed to Ta'zeer (Arabic: تعزير, lit. 'penalty').

  8. Judiciary of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The judiciary of Pakistan is the national system of courts that maintains the law and order in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan uses a common law system, which was introduced during the colonial era, influenced by local medieval judicial systems based on religious and cultural practices. The Constitution of Pakistan lays down the ...

  9. Islamic marriage contract - Wikipedia

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    A bride signing the nikah nama (marriage contract). An Islamic marriage contract is considered an integral part of an Islamic marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the husband and wife or other parties involved in marriage proceedings under Sharia. Whether it is considered a formal, binding contract depends on the jurisdiction.