ISLAMABAD: A couple of days after the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) ruled against Pakistani law prohibiting marriage of underage children and the law regarding second marriage of a man with the permission of his first wife, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has given his approval for the removal of these laws, Indian media reported.
On Tuesday, at the end of its two-day session, the CII ruled that there is no minimum age of marriage according to Islam, adding that Pakistani laws prohibiting marriage of underage children are un-Islamic. However, the council said, the Rukhsati (consummation of marriage) is only allowed in the case that both husband and wife have reached puberty.
A day before the CII chairman Maulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani told reporters after the meeting of the council in Islamabad that the laws regarding second marriage of a man in the presence of first wife were against religious principles.
The Indian media citing reports said that the Pakistani prime minister has given his approval for a legislation to declare the law against underage marriage and the law regarding the second marriage of a man in the presence of his first wife unconstitutional and against religious principles.
In addition, according to the Indian media, the decision has resulted in a huge uproar across all spheres, especially on social media.
