Desperate circumstances caused by catastrophic flooding have led to a surge in the practice of marrying off young girls.

A civil court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has annulled the forced marriage of a Christian girl who had been subjected to ...

Pakistan’s “monsoon brides” is a disturbing trend that has emerged in the wake of  the devastating floods of 2022. The ...

Pakistan’s “monsoon brides” — child brides sold off to repair family budgets in the rainy season — have spiked since the devastating floods of 2022. From 15 June to October 2022, floods in Pakistan ...

The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set to send the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2019 to ...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is expected to send the draft Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2019 to the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) for its opinion before proceedi ...

Pakistan has the sixth highest number of child marriages globally. The climate crisis is only exacerbating this issue. As floods devastate homes and livelihoods, families — facing economic ...

About 3.3 million children in Pakistan are engaged in child labour, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). Moreover, women and young girls make up the vast majority of Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD: On International Women's Day, the Senate on Saturday passed a resolution, presented by Senator Sherry Rehman, ...

and child-rearing potential. They weigh the costs and benefits of marriage and choose to marry if the pros overshadow the cons. In Pakistan, the ideal woman is expected to be young, educated and ...