Islamabad, April 9. Bishops in Pakistan have expressed concern following the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that a Christian minor's marriage was valid. The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) stated that the courts are not consistently applying laws that prohibit marriage under...
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Islamabad, April 6 – A British parliamentary group has expressed deep concerns over the case of Maria Shehbaz, a Christian girl who was allegedly kidnapped and forced to marry in Pakistan.The parliamentary group's statement comes after Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Maria...
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