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            Pakistan does not have a marriage law for Hindus. Customary law has been practiced to address issues among the community members. Law is needed to provide necessary documentation, standardization and provision of rights to every individual. Successive efforts for legislating upon Hindu marriages have been marred by intra-community differences on issues like divorce. An enduring change in mindset and recognition of the law among Hindu community asks for a comprehensive intra-community dialogue but mechanism for marriage registration needs to be devised through legislation without further delay.

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            Journal ID (doi): 10.13169
            Journal ID (publisher-id): polipers
            Title: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies
            Publisher: Pluto Journals
            ISSN (Print): 18121829
            ISSN (Electronic): 18127347
            Publication date (Print): 2015
            Volume: 12
            Issue: 2
            Pages: 131-146
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            Syed Nadeem Farhat is a Research Coordinator at the Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad.
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            Publisher ID: polipers.12.2.0131
            DOI: 10.13169/polipers.12.2.0131
            SO-VID: 7be46f84-6641-4af1-980a-e3798f57a1f9
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            ScienceOpen disciplines: Education,Religious studies & Theology,Social & Behavioral Sciences,Law,Economics

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