A challenge to the constitutionality and Islamic validity of the recently introduced Child Marriage Restriction Bill 2025, which sets the legal minimum age of marriage for females at 18, has been submitted at the Federal Shariat Court.
Through his attorney, Advocate Mudassar Chaudhry, citizen Shehzada Adnan filed the petition, designating the Ministry of Interior and its secretary as respondents.
The petitioner contended in the request that the new law was in conflict with Islamic principles and that it was passed in defiance of the Holy Quran, Sunnah, and Hadith. The petition argues that the legislation is in violation of the principles established in Islamic jurisprudence and cites numerous verses from the Quran to support its stance.
