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Home Articles Family Law Concepts of marriage divorce in Pakistan.
Concepts of marriage divorce in Pakistan.
Family laws in Pakistan are mainly governed by Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, which applies to all Muslims residing in Pakistan and to all citizens of Pakistan wherever they may be residing, whether in Pakistan or at any place outside Pakistan. This law applies to all Muslim citizens irrespective of their sect, and it does not apply to non-Muslim citizens of Pakistan, and therefore they cannot claim any relief under it.


Marriage:

A marriage in Pakistan is solemnized if it is contracted in writing through a Nikah Nama (marriage contract). Under the law, the marriage must be registered with the local Union Council through a licensed Nikah Registrar of the Union Council. Nikah Nama is a public document, and any person can obtain a copy of it after payment of prescribed fee. Non-registration of a Nikah Nama with local Union Council is a procedural default, and would not normally invalidate a marriage. However, in case of a dispute involving validity of a marriage, non-registration of Nikah Nama would strongly support the argument that the marriage in invalid.
 

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