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.

2. 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:Null Hypothesis:

“Underage marriages are not successful.”

Alternate Hypothesis: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.

2. Sindh.

3. N.W.F.P.

4. 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 toend 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

1. Economic.

2. Barter.

3. Compensation for the wrong doing of a family member.

4. Business opportunities.

Reasons Behind Underage Marriage

5. Tribal custom.

6. Concern for the well-being of the daughter and a wish to see her settled as soon as possible.

7. Virginity essential.

8. 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.

INTERVIEWINTERVIEW

QUESTIONNAIREQUESTIONNAIRE

Underage

Yes50%

No50% Yes No

Normal

Yes30%

No70%

Yes No

1.1. Does your marriage affect your physical health?Does your marriage affect your physical health?

Underage

Yes80%

No20%

Yes No

Normal

Yes40%

No60%

Yes No

2.2. Does your marriage is the hurdle between you and your Does your marriage is the hurdle between you and your education?education?

Underage

Yes40%

No60%

Yes No

Normal

Yes60%

No40%

Yes No

3.3. Do you have chosen the ideal life partner that you wish?Do you have chosen the ideal life partner that you wish?

Underage

Yes60%

No40%

Yes No

Normal

Yes40%

No60%

Yes No

4.4. After your marriage did you face any difficulties in your After your marriage did you face any difficulties in your home management?home management?

Underage

Yes30%

No70%

Yes

No

Normal

Yes80%

No20%

Yes No

5.5. After your marriage do you have friendly relationship with After your marriage do you have friendly relationship with your in-laws?your in-laws?

Underage No10%

Yes90%

Yes No

Normal

Yes100%

No0%

Yes No

6.6. After your marriage do you feel in future you are secure After your marriage do you feel in future you are secure for your permanent partnership?for your permanent partnership?

Underage

Yes80%

No20%

Yes No

Normal

Yes50%

No50% Yes

No

7.7. After your marriage do you have a psychological pressure After your marriage do you have a psychological pressure of any type?of any type?

Underage

Yes70%

No30%

Yes No

Normal

Yes40%

No60%

Yes

No

8.8. After your marriage do you feel any difficulties in growing and After your marriage do you feel any difficulties in growing and feeding up your children?feeding up your children?

Underage

Yes50%

No50%

Yes No

Normal

Yes70%

No30%

Yes No

9.9. In decision making are you free or you have any pressure?In decision making are you free or you have any pressure?

Underage

Yes60%

No40%

Yes No

Normal

Yes30%

No70%

Yes No

10.10. After your marriage did your friendship is affected?After your marriage did your friendship is affected?

UnderageYes10%

No90%

Yes

No

Normal

Yes70%

No30%

Yes

No

11.11. After your marriage do you know how to cook food?After your marriage do you know how to cook food?

Underage

More60%

Less40%

More

Less

Normal

More30%

Less70%

More

Less

12.12. What do you think is the divorce rate of underage marriage?What do you think is the divorce rate of underage marriage?

Underage

Yes40%

No60%

Yes

No

Normal

Yes80%

No20%

Yes No

13.13. Were you agreed for your marriage at that time?Were you agreed for your marriage at that time?

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 MarriedUnderage Married

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

Normal Age MarriedNormal 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”“Underage marriages are not successful” is approved.

Suggestions & Recommendations1. Electronic media must play the important role to aware the

people of urban/tribal areas about the problem of underage marriages.

2. We should give the proper facilities of education to the areas where the underage marriages are common.

3. We should make the law applicable for underage marriages to all over the Pakistan.

4. N.G.O’s should play their role in this perspective.

5. We should ban those customs that causes underage marriages e.g. Vani, Watta Satta & Swara etc.

6. 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.

2. We cannot go the tribal areas for interviews where underage marriages are mostly take place.

3. We cannot meet the Jirga commission to know why they do not leave these customs.