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Christian children’s marriage age at 18 years amendment bill passed by Senate

Islamabad: Christian children’s marriage age at 18 years amendment bill passed by Senate . The Senate has approved the Christian Marriage Amendment Bill 2023, which establishes the minimum marriage age for Christian children at 18 years,  reported on Monday.
According to the report, the Christian Marriage Amendment Bill 2023 was tabled in the Senate for approval and Senator Kamran Michael proposed an amendment in it to set the marriage age of Christian children at 18 years.

He told the Upper House that the committee reduced the age of girls and boys from 18 to 16 years in the bill. He suggested that this age limit should be 18 years and the House passed the Christian Marriage Amendment Bill 2023 with his additional amendments.
The Senate also passed several other bills inlcuding The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, The Easements (Amendment) Bill, 2023, The Injured Persons (Medical Aid) (Amendment) Bill, 2023,

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The Federal Institute of Management Sciences Bill, 2023, and The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Technology Bill, 2023.
Besides, four other bills including The Equal Scales of Salary and Allowances Bill, 2024, The Wapda University Islamabad Bill, 2023, The Universal Health Coverage Bill, 2024 and The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2024 were introduced in the House.

Christian children’s marriage age at 18 years amendment bill passed by Senate

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