Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday congratulated the members of the Upper House of Parliament on the passage of the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill — which set the minimum age for marriage at 18.
“Congratulation #PPP and all those who supported our child marriage restraint bill in the #Senate,” he tweeted.
Congratulation #PPP and all those who supported our child marriage restraint bill in the #Senate. Government trying to justify underage marriage and opposing our bill was particularly pathetic. pic.twitter.com/IDgikQ6XCA
— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) April 30, 2019
Slamming the PTI government, he said it was trying to justify underage marriage and opposing the bill was particularly “pathetic”.
Earlier on Monday, the Senate adopted the Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill 2018 moved by PPP Senator Sherry Rehman amid protest by religious parties as senators of the ruling PTI abstained from voting.
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) protested against the bill, terming it a un-Islamic.
They were of the view that the bill is against Shariah and that it should have been referred to the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) before being presented before the house for passage.
