Fixing marriageable age for girls not un-Islamic, rules Pakistan court

A Pakistan court has ruled that setting any minimum marriageable age for girls by a country following Islamic law is not against the basic tenets of Islam.

The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) of Pakistan declared that setting a minimum age limit for girls' marriage was not against Islam. The court ruled that setting the minimum age limit at 16 years under the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) 1929 would help girls get a basic education.

The verdict comes in contrast to the beliefs of radical Muslims who have insisted that Islam has not allowed fixing age for marriage.