NA passes bill to regulate Hindu marriages

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed the Hindu Marriage Bill to regulate marriages of the Hindus.

The bill already cleared by the Senate, would become an Act of Parliament once it is signed by President Mamnoon.

The Hindu Marriage Bill provides mechanism for registration of the Hindu marriage which includes conditions for contracting the marriage, procedure for dissolution of the marriage and the grounds on the basis of which such marriage can be dissolved.