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| Region | Pakistan |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Technically, there is no law that bans cohabitation or marriage of a same-sex couple. However, there have been numerous arrests of people for performing same-sex marriages. Many of these cases involved trans men marrying cis women but not being recognized as men. |
| Sources | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4313210.stm http://www.vakilno1.com/saarclaw/pakistan/muslim-family-laws-ordinance-1961.html#2_Definition https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (7)
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| Description | Technically, there are no law that prohibits cohabitation or marriage of a same-sex couple. However, if they are convicted of sodomy, the party face penalties according to the penal law. | Technically, there is no law that bans cohabitation or marriage of a same-sex couple. However, there have been numerous arrests of people for performing same-sex marriages. Many of these cases involved trans men marrying cis women but not being recognized as men. |
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| Sources | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4313210.stm http://www.vakilno1.com/saarclaw/pakistan/muslim-family-laws-ordinance-1961.html#2_Definition | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4313210.stm http://www.vakilno1.com/saarclaw/pakistan/muslim-family-laws-ordinance-1961.html#2_Definition https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/pakistan/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Marking as federal law.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing start date.
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| Start Date | Oct 7, 1958 | (unknown) |
edited by BlkPride. The status should be changed as Pakistan does not recognise same sex marriage and does not ban it.
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1 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Banned | Unrecognized |
edited by Turnopi_karnavara. Small edit
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-1 | Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Unrecognized | Banned |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It’s unrecognized and not banned"
edited by Markissik. This status is not about legality of cohabitating, it's about legal framework for recognition of relationships, which is absent in Pakistan
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Unregistered cohabitation | Unrecognized |
| Original entry | |
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| Status | Unregistered cohabitation |
| Start Date | Oct 7, 1958 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Technically, there are no law that prohibits cohabitation or marriage of a same-sex couple. However, if they are convicted of sodomy, the party face penalties according to the penal law. |
| Sources | http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4313210.stm http://www.vakilno1.com/saarclaw/pakistan/muslim-family-laws-ordinance-1961.html#2_Definition |
Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "There is no recognition of homosexual relations in Pakistan"
- Newer law has been passed
- Newer law has been passed "I beg to differ raids are done against queer people and in some cases these raids are Broadcasted to live TV , but these raids are uncommon but landlords won't lease to and queer person "
- Status is not correct "now aloud same sex marriage "
- Status is not correct "Same Sex marriage in Pakistan remains Illegal. "