The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) rejected a bill criminalizing marriage under 18 in Islamabad Capital Territory, deeming it contrary to Sharia, The Express Tribune reported. The council also opposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s proposed child marriage ban, criticizing its lack of prior review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While supporting voluntary thalassemia testing, CII opposed making it mandatory (as in Sindh\u2019s 2013 law) and condemned dowry practices. It affirmed women\u2019s right to choose post-marriage domicile and clarified husbands\u2019 financial obligations post-divorce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A committee will review Section 7 of the “Muslim Family Laws Amendment Bill 2025” per the Religious Affairs Ministry\u2019s request. The council also addressed NAB inquiries on Islamic finance mechanisms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) rejected a bill criminalizing marriage under 18 in Islamabad Capital Territory, deeming it contrary to Sharia, The Express Tribune reported. The council also opposed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s proposed child marriage ban, criticizing its lack of prior review. While supporting voluntary thalassemia testing, CII opposed making it mandatory (as in Sindh\u2019s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":127000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2929],"tags":[14679,14680],"class_list":["post-126999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india","tag-council-of-islamic-ideology-cii","tag-underage-marriage-ban"],"yoast_head":"\n