Pak rejects 'un-Islamic' bill to raise wedding age for girls

Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Religious Affairs unanimously rejected a bill aimed at increasing the minimum age for marriage of a girl from 16 to 18 years on Thursday, terming the proposed amendment as "un-Islamic". The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was not only opposed by Muslim lawmakers but also Hindu and Christian parliamentarians, reports said.