Fazlur Rehman's remarks have spotlighted the deep resistance within Pakistan’s political and religious establishment to reforms that are meant to protect children and uphold their rights.

Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously approved the raising of the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 earlier this month, amending a 19th-century law allowing the marriage of Christian children.

In the dusty village of Behal, District Layyah in South Punjab, Pakistan, a 14-year-old girl named Zunaira shared her story in an interview conducted in June 2025. She dreamed of becoming a science ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a landmark ruling on Sunday, clarifying that men who marry a second time without the ...

LAHORE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Clerics in Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab will be punished if they allow underage marriages along with the parents of the youngsters under tougher ...