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HR activists laud Punjab Govt for approving Marriage Functions Act-2016
Parvez Jabri
15 Apr, 2016
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Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2016
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![](https://i.brecorder.com/images/2016/04/punjab-assembly2.jpg">LAHORE: Human rights activists and social workers Friday lauded the provincial government for approving Punjab Marriage Functions Act 2016.</P><P>Lauding the Punjab government for passing Marriage Functions Act-2016, National Trade Union Federation Pakistan (NTUF) Deputy General Secretary, Nasir Mansoor said a Muslim was not expected to spend his wealth for showing grandeur and riches.</P><P>He said according to the teachings of Islam, a simple life was the one which was free from all sorts of items of show and formality. Syeda Ghulam Fatima, human rights activist and general secretary of the Bonded Labour Liberation Front Pakistan (BLLF) said the Act seemed to be a comprehensive attempt to institute a system for regulating marriage functions to ensure objectives of austerity and simplicity.</P><P>Zohra Yousaf, human rights activist, labour rights expert and head of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), welcomed the Act and expressed the hope that efficient enforcement will help restrict the serving of more than one dish in wedding functions and other related ceremonies.</P><P>Human rights activist Jameela A Latift said that it is satisfactory that this Act would be a precedent for other provinces to put restrictions on expenses on marriages, adding it is hoped that it will prove to be a boon for those who are not in a good financial position to marry their daughters.</P><P>)
