SHRC holds an awareness seminar on Sindh Hindu Marriage Act of 2018.

Byline: Narain Das

MIRPURKHAS -- The Sindh Human Rights Commission, Government of Sindh organized a training workshop for government officials, civil society leaders, religious scholars and leaders of minorities on the Sindh Hindu Marriage Act-2018. Sindh Hindu Marriage Act 2018 which was notified on the 10th August, 2018 and the Commission felt the need of creating awareness amongst the major stakeholders about the Act in order to ensure its enforcement. In this regard, the Commission held a series of workshops with government and civil society stakeholders in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas where the majority of the participants were of the view that non-implementation of Sindh Hindu Marriage Act, 2018 is violation of Article 25 (Fundamental Rights) and Article 35 (Principles of Policy) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Aslam shaikh, Judicial Member SHRC said that the Hindu marriages were...

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