{"id":21219,"date":"2026-04-09T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=21219"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:09:10","slug":"bill-prepared-to-reform-the-christian-marriage-act-after-153-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=21219","title":{"rendered":"Bill Prepared to Reform the Christian Marriage Act After 153 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"606e25eb-1ff7-4615-94a9-b61782792248\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1304\"><strong>In Lahore, a significant bill has been prepared to introduce major amendments to the Christian Marriage Act after 153 years and has been submitted by Philobus Christopher, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Minority Affairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1505\">According to the bill, it is proposed that both the bride and groom must be Christian for a marriage to be valid, whereas under the existing law, it was sufficient for only one party to be Christian.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1677\">The proposed legislation also suggests setting the minimum age for both the bride and groom at 18 years, replacing the previous legal age of 16 for boys and 13 for girls.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1878\">The bill further proposes mandatory registration of Christian marriages in Union Councils and NADRA records, and allowing registered churches to solemnize marriages according to Christian procedures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"2041\">Additionally, the bill recommends removing existing restrictions on the time and day of marriage ceremonies, as current law does not permit marriages after 6 PM.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2130\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Lahore, a significant bill has been prepared to introduce major amendments to the Christian Marriage Act after 153 years and has been submitted by Philobus Christopher, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Minority Affairs. 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