ISLAMABAD – On the lines of Indian government legislation, Pakistan is allset to declare Tripple Talaq a punishable offence.
The session of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on September 26 willdeliberate on declaring triple Talaq or instant divorce a punishableoffence to discourage impulsive divorce by men.
CII Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz said clerics will be taken into confidenceregarding the matter which, he added, creates problems for women.
He said the council has recommended six-month imprisonment or Rs100,000fine or both as punishments for instant divorce, adding that the CIImembers were asked to recommend the nature of punishments by authortitiesconcerned.
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Ayaz said the issue of child marriage is also included in the agenda of thesession. He expressed the hope that the session would come up with draftscopies of marriage and divorce certificates.
