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Pakistan’s Punjab passes bill banning marriage under 18, tightens penalties for child marriage

  • New law criminalizes child marriage, trafficking and abuse with prison terms up to seven years
  • Pakistan has among world’s highest rates of child marriage, according to rights groups
By Waseem Abbasi ·

Tensions rise for Imran Khan’s party as Punjab speaker signals opposition disqualifications

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Pakistan’s Punjab unveils $18.9 billion budget, increases development spending by 47%

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·

Pakistan’s Punjab finalizes bill to regulate sale of acid to protect women

By Usama Iqbal Khawaja ·

Lawmakers in Pakistan’s Punjab impose total ban on kite flying over safety concerns

By AP ·

Pakistan’s leading rights body expresses ‘grave concern’ as Punjab passes defamation law

By Shahjahan Khurram ·
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Cabinets take oath in Pakistan’s key Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

By Arab News Pakistan ·
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Maryam Nawaz Sharif makes history after getting elected as Pakistan’s first woman chief minister

By SAIMA SHABBIR ·
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Newly elected MPs take oath at legislative assembly in Pakistan’s key Punjab province

By Haseeb Asif ·

Political stalemate to continue as Pakistan’s top court indefinitely adjourns election delay case

By Arab News Pakistan ·

Political plot thickens as Lahore court voids denotification of over 70 Imran Khan party MPs

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Political stability hopes rise as president announces Punjab provincial elections on April 30

By KASHIF IMRAN ·

Election tribunal’s consultations with attorney general on KP, Punjab election date end inconclusively

By Aamir Saeed ·

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