Of course, Mohamed married his wife Aisha when she was 7 years old. They want to do the same. Pedos They want to stay backwards.
A new law banning child marriage in Pakistan has been criticized by a prominent council for being ‘un-Islamic’.
Pakistan’s government last week passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, which aims to put an end to minors being forced into marriages and cohabitation with adults.
The legislation, set to be signed into effect by President Asif Ali Zardari, will see adults found to be cohabiting with minors punished by up to seven years in a prison and a fine of one million rupees (£2,663) on charges of statutory rape.It is set to roll out in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, with hopes that other parts of the country will introduce the law in short order.
But Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology – a prominent body that advises the government of the Muslim majority nation ‘whether or not a certain law is repugnant to Islam’ – has opposed the bill.The council said in a statement published Tuesday: ‘Declaring marriage below the age of eighteen as child abuse and prescribing punishments for it, and other controversial provisions, are not in line with Islamic injunctions.
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Overall, the Council rejected the bill. It also clarified that this bill was not sent to the Council for review by the Parliament or the Senate.
‘Marriage should be protected from unnecessary legal complications, and a public awareness campaign in this regard could prove more effective,’ it argued….
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A new law banning child marriage in Pakistan has been criticized by a prominent council for being ‘un-Islamic’.
Pakistan’s government last week passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, which aims to put an end to minors being forced into marriages and cohabitation with adults.
The legislation, set to be signed into effect by President Asif Ali Zardari, will see adults found to be cohabiting with minors punished by up to seven years in a prison and a fine of one million rupees (£2,663) on charges of statutory rape.It is set to roll out in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, with hopes that other parts of the country will introduce the law in short order.
But Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology – a prominent body that advises the government of the Muslim majority nation ‘whether or not a certain law is repugnant to Islam’ – has opposed the bill.The council said in a statement published Tuesday: ‘Declaring marriage below the age of eighteen as child abuse and prescribing punishments for it, and other controversial provisions, are not in line with Islamic injunctions.
‘
Overall, the Council rejected the bill. It also clarified that this bill was not sent to the Council for review by the Parliament or the Senate.
‘Marriage should be protected from unnecessary legal complications, and a public awareness campaign in this regard could prove more effective,’ it argued….

Child marriage ban deemed 'un-Islamic' by Pakistan's religious leaders
The legislation, set to be signed into effect by President Asif Ali Zardari, will see adults found to be cohabiting with minors punished by up to seven years in a prison and a fine of one million rupees