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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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On Women's Day, Pak's First Hindu Female Lawmaker Addresses Parliament
Krishna Kumari Kohli, Pakistan's first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community, on Friday chaired the session of the Upper House of Parliament on occasion of International Women''s Day.
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Sherry Rehman Becomes Pakistan's First Female Senate Opposition Leader
Pakistan's prominent lawmaker Sherry Rehman made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, the upper house of parliament.
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Pak Party Nominates Hindu Woman From Thar To Contest As Senator
A Hindu woman from Thar in Sindh province has been nominated by Pakistan People's Party to contest for a general Senate seat, a media report said Monday.
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Pakistan Senate Passes Landmark Hindu Marriage Bill
The much-awaited landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan is set to become a law with the Senate unanimously passing it.
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Forced Conversions Un-Islamic, Says Pakistani Senate Panel
A Pakistani Senate committee on Tuesday declared the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam as un-Islamic and also expressed concern over the practice.
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'Attempts to Bully Pakistan Unacceptable': Pak Senate Passes Resolution Against Indian Leaders' Comments
Pakistan Senate today unanimously passed a resolution condemning remarks by Indian leaders on Pakistan as "proactive and hostile" and said it reflected the Indian "hegemonic mindset".
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Rehman Malik resigns from Pakistan Senate
Rehman Mailk, Pakistan's advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, today resigned from the Senate over a month after the Supreme Court suspended his membership of Parliament. Malik told reporters at the airport in Karachi that he had submitted his resignation to the Chairman of the Senate or upper house of Parliament.
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Pakistan politicians elect senators
Pakistani regional lawmakers on Friday began casting their votes for members of the Senate, the indirectly-elected upper house of the federal Parliament, officials said.
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Pak Senate Passes Bill To Set Puberty Age For Girls At 18: Report
Pakistani Senate has passed a bill to fix 18 years as the age of puberty for girls to end the practice of child marriages in the country, triggering objections from some members who said the move was against Islam.
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On Women's Day, Pak's First Hindu Female Lawmaker Addresses Parliament
Krishna Kumari Kohli, Pakistan's first female senator from the Hindu Dalit community, on Friday chaired the session of the Upper House of Parliament on occasion of International Women''s Day.
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Sherry Rehman Becomes Pakistan's First Female Senate Opposition Leader
Pakistan's prominent lawmaker Sherry Rehman made history on Thursday by becoming the first woman Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, the upper house of parliament.
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Pak Party Nominates Hindu Woman From Thar To Contest As Senator
A Hindu woman from Thar in Sindh province has been nominated by Pakistan People's Party to contest for a general Senate seat, a media report said Monday.
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Pakistan Senate Passes Landmark Hindu Marriage Bill
The much-awaited landmark bill to regulate marriages of minority Hindus in Pakistan is set to become a law with the Senate unanimously passing it.
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Forced Conversions Un-Islamic, Says Pakistani Senate Panel
A Pakistani Senate committee on Tuesday declared the conversion of Hindu girls to Islam as un-Islamic and also expressed concern over the practice.
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'Attempts to Bully Pakistan Unacceptable': Pak Senate Passes Resolution Against Indian Leaders' Comments
Pakistan Senate today unanimously passed a resolution condemning remarks by Indian leaders on Pakistan as "proactive and hostile" and said it reflected the Indian "hegemonic mindset".
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Rehman Malik resigns from Pakistan Senate
Rehman Mailk, Pakistan's advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, today resigned from the Senate over a month after the Supreme Court suspended his membership of Parliament. Malik told reporters at the airport in Karachi that he had submitted his resignation to the Chairman of the Senate or upper house of Parliament.
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Pakistan politicians elect senators
Pakistani regional lawmakers on Friday began casting their votes for members of the Senate, the indirectly-elected upper house of the federal Parliament, officials said.
