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The Punjab Government has made eight amendments to the Nikahnama Law which include mandatory medical checkup of both bride and the groom, parents/guardians of both bride and bridegroom to sign the nikahnama document as witnesses. Mention of the bride and bridegroom’s date-of-birth has also been declared binding.

Before the 18th Amendment was passed, the nikahnama and divorce forms were federal subjects. Now they have come under the jurisdiction of the provincial governments.

A circular was issued by the Local Government and Community Development Department and sent to all DCOs in Punjab, describing the Punjab specific amendments.

The amended law makes it necessary for both the bride and bridegroom to undergo a blood test, to prevent disabled and handicapped births.

The amendements include:

1. Additional columns and space to provide for dowry articles in the nikahnama

2. In addition to naming the fathers of both the bride and bridegroom, the names of mothers of both the bride and bridegroom shall be recorded with their CNIC numbers and dates of births.

Father and mother of the bride and bridegroom shall sign in the witness to the marriage column.

4. Marks of identification of both the bride and bridegroom shall be incorporated in the nikahnama.

5. Medical check up and report of the bride and bridegroom shall be mandatory to obviate any problem in their matrimonial life and subsequently any chance of having abnormal children. Blood groups of the bride and the bridegroom shall be entered in the marriage certificate.

6. The name of the bride usually changes after the marriage is solemnized which then appears in future documents of the new family. Such a projected change shall be recorded in the certificate.

7. Instead of mentioning only the age of the bride and bridegroom, their exact dates of birth shall be recorded as in their school certificates/CNIC/Passports.

8. The latest passport size photos of the bride and bridegroom shall be pasted on the certificate.

The amendments are effective as of Thursday July 8 and no nikah document will be registered without fulfilling these requirements, the circular says.

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