Presented By

 Miqdad Hassan
Shamsullah
Muhammad Mehdi
Hassan Mukhtar

Presented To
 Prof. Ayesha Kashif
 Marriage

The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife.

Types of Marriages

1. Choices involved in the selection of the life partner:

Partner choice, one's own choice, or mutual choice.

1. Division of labor between the spouses involved in mate

selection.
 Age Of Marriage

According to Act 1929

“The age of girl should be above than 16,

And the age of boy should be above than 18.”
 Hypothesis

Null Hypothesis:

“Underage marriages are not successful.”

Alternate Hypothesis:

“Underage marriages are successful.”

 Underage Marriage

Children married off at

a tender age are
incapable of
understanding what
marriage means,
consent in most is only
symbolic and this is
actually forced
marriage.
Underage Marriages in Different Provinces of Pakistan

1. Punjab.

1. Sindh.

1. N.W.F.P.

1. Balochistan.
 Underage Marriage is Against the Law

According to Act of 1929

“One month imprisonment and a fine of Rs.1000.”

The Raisannis in Balochistan have not relied on the law to

end the practice of underage marriage. They say seven years
ago their community introduced a deterrent to underage
marriage; the family offering a child has to pay a fine of
Rs.50,000 to the community.
 Reasons Behind Underage Marriage

• Economic.

1. Barter.

1. Compensation for the

wrong doing of a family
member.
1. Business opportunities.
 Reasons Behind Underage Marriage

1. Tribal custom.
1. Concern for the well-
being of the daughter and
a wish to see her settled
as soon as possible.
1. Virginity essential.

1. The family’s particular

circumstances.
 Changing Trends
The average age of marriage for girls has been rising
steadily over the past decades with a corresponding
decline in the custom of underage marriage.
 ?What Makes a Successful Marriage

Marriage should be
built on a suitable
foundation, which
includes care and
attention and a long-
lasting relationship
based on true feelings
of love, care and
concern.
 METHODOLOGY

Questionnaire.

Interview.
INTERVIEW
QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Does your marriage affect your physical health?

Underage

No Yes
50% 50% Yes No

Normal

Yes
30%

Yes No

No
70%
1. Does your marriage is the hurdle between you and your
education?

Underage
No
20%

Yes No

Yes
80%

Normal

Yes
40%
Yes No
No
60%
1. Do you have chosen the ideal life partner that you wish?

Underage

Yes
40%

Yes No

No
60%

Normal

No
40%

Yes No
Yes
60%
1. After your marriage did you face any difficulties in your
home management?

Underage

No
40%

Yes No
Yes
60%

Normal

Yes
40%

Yes No
No
60%
1. After your marriage do you have friendly relationship with
your in-laws?

Underage

Yes
30%

Yes
No
No
70%

Normal
No
20%

Yes No

Yes
80%
1. After your marriage do you feel in future you are secure
for your permanent partnership?
Underage No
10%

Yes No

Yes
90%

Normal

No
0%

Yes No

Yes
100%
1. After your marriage do you have a psychological pressure
of any type?
Underage
No
20%

Yes No

Yes
80%

Normal

No Yes
50% 50% Yes
No
1. After your marriage do you feel any difficulties in growing and
feeding up your children?
Underage

No
30%

Yes No

Yes
70%

Normal

Yes
40%

Yes
No No
60%
1. In decision making are you free or you have any pressure?

Underage

No Yes
50% 50%
Yes No

Normal

No
30%

Yes No

Yes
70%
1. After your marriage did your friendship is affected?

Underage

No
40%

Yes Yes No
60%

Normal

Yes
30%

Yes No

No
70%
1. After your marriage do you know how to cook food?

Underage
Yes
10%

Yes
No

No
90%

Normal

No
30%

Yes
No
Yes
70%
1. What do you think is the divorce rate of underage marriage?

Underage

Less
40%

More
More
Less
60%

Normal

More
30%

More
Less
Less
70%
1. Were you agreed for your marriage at that time?

Underage

Yes
40%

Yes
No
No
60%

Normal
No
20%

Yes No

Yes
80%
 Results
After calculating the results of the answers given by both the
underage married and normal age married. The percentages
of the positive and negative responses given by both groups
are as follows:

Underage Married
61% of the people gave positive response whereas 39% gave
negative response with respect to our hypothesis.

Normal Age Married

35% of the people gave positive response whereas 65%

gave negative response with respect to our hypothesis.
 CONCLUSION

From above results it is proved that number of positive

responses of underage married is more than normal age
married.

So our hypothesis “Underage marriages are not successful”

is approved.
 Suggestions & Recommendations
1. Electronic media must play the important role to aware the
people of urban/tribal areas about the problem of underage
marriages.
1. We should give the proper facilities of education to the areas
where the underage marriages are common.
1. We should make the law applicable for underage marriages
to all over the Pakistan.
1. N.G.O’s should play their role in this perspective.
• We should ban those customs that causes underage marriages
e.g. Vani, Watta Satta & Swara etc.
1. We should give the awareness about the drawbacks of
underage marriages to the Jirga members of tribal areas.
 LIMITATIONS

1. We cannot take interviews from females due to Hijab &

gender constraints.

1. We cannot go the tribal areas for interviews where

underage marriages are mostly take place.

1. We cannot meet the Jirga commission to know why they do

not leave these customs.