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PESHAWAR: The high maternal mortality rate is fundamentally linked to early pregnancies in Pakistan, said an expert.
“Early pregnancies put enormous pressure on the underdeveloped body of a girl. It is the leading cause of death among the young girls aged between 15 and 18 years in Pakistan and other countries, “senior gynaecologist Dr Iqbal Begum said.
She was speaking at a meeting of the Civil Society Organisations coalition working as a taskforce under the Noor Education Trust platform with members of the provincial assembly, Law Department and Women Rights Commission. The coalition members are from SPARC, Blue Veins, CRSD, Child Protection and Welfare Commission and Provincial Commission on the Status of Women and Media.
Hosted by Members of the Provincial Assembly Munawar Sultana and Zubaida Ihsan, the meeting was meant to strengthen provincial parliamentarian group’s initiative to lobby for proposed amendment bill on Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 introduced by Munawar Sultana.
Dr Iqbal Begum said early marriage was a cause of great stress and trauma for a child leading to early conception with ultimate affects to mental and physical health complications of her patients which she has witnessed repeatedly throughout her professional experience.
Munawar Sultana, affiliated with the ruling Awami National Party (ANP), lamented the adverse effects of child marriages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as it was a common occurrence both in the urban and rural areas. She called for amending the Child Marriages Restraint Act 1929.
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly Khushdil Khan welcomed the initiative by the two female MPAs and committed to supporting them when the bill was tabled in the assembly. A religious scholar Abdul Rahman provided Islamic perspective of the issue in the light of teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. He said Islam defined broader principles of life in major areas including marriage.
“Early pregnancies put enormous pressure on the underdeveloped body of a girl. It is the leading cause of death among the young girls aged between 15 and 18 years in Pakistan and other countries, “senior gynaecologist Dr Iqbal Begum said.
She was speaking at a meeting of the Civil Society Organisations coalition working as a taskforce under the Noor Education Trust platform with members of the provincial assembly, Law Department and Women Rights Commission. The coalition members are from SPARC, Blue Veins, CRSD, Child Protection and Welfare Commission and Provincial Commission on the Status of Women and Media.
Hosted by Members of the Provincial Assembly Munawar Sultana and Zubaida Ihsan, the meeting was meant to strengthen provincial parliamentarian group’s initiative to lobby for proposed amendment bill on Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 introduced by Munawar Sultana.
Dr Iqbal Begum said early marriage was a cause of great stress and trauma for a child leading to early conception with ultimate affects to mental and physical health complications of her patients which she has witnessed repeatedly throughout her professional experience.
Munawar Sultana, affiliated with the ruling Awami National Party (ANP), lamented the adverse effects of child marriages in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as it was a common occurrence both in the urban and rural areas. She called for amending the Child Marriages Restraint Act 1929.
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly Khushdil Khan welcomed the initiative by the two female MPAs and committed to supporting them when the bill was tabled in the assembly. A religious scholar Abdul Rahman provided Islamic perspective of the issue in the light of teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. He said Islam defined broader principles of life in major areas including marriage.
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