Overview
- The bill passed by majority vote in a session chaired by Speaker Abdul Khaliq Achakzai.
- Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar introduced the measure aimed at curbing underage marriages in the province.
- Opposition lawmakers shouted slogans, tore copies of the bill, and surrounded the dais, preventing three resolutions from being presented.
- JUI-F leader Younis Zehri labeled the legislation un-Islamic and accused the government of pleasing NGOs, while Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti cited national precedents and the assembly’s constitutional mandate.
- The session was adjourned to reconvene on November 17, and opposition leaders vowed to challenge the law in court.