Islamabad : The bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan moved closer to reality on Monday after a Senate committee approved the landmark draft legislation, four months after it was passed by the national assembly.
The Hindu Marriage Bill 2016 will become a law after it will be passed by the Senate. The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights unanimously approved the much-awaited bill, paving the way to its presentation in the Senate.
The Senate committee was chaired by Muttahida Qaumi Movement Senator Nasreen Jalil. Considered as a comprehensive and widely acceptable family law for Hindus living in Pakistan, the bill will enable the community to get their marriages registered and to appeal in courts of law in cases of separation. PTI
( The Times Of India, Madurai, Tuesday, January 3, 2016 )
Courtesy : MPS
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