A local family court of Lahore on Saturday handed down a sentence to a man who entered in second marriage without seeking permission from his first wife. Presided over by Judge Adnan Liaqat, the court delivered the verdict in response to a plea filed by Zona Nasr against her husband Muhammad Aurangzeb Khan. The court found that Khan remarried without seeking consent from his initial spouse, which was a legal requirement under Section 6 of the Muslim Family Law Ordinance. The court sentenced Khan to seven months in jail and fined Rs500,000. The court also ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in an additional month of imprisonment for Khan.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)