Rawalpindi:
The district of Rawalpindi has witnessed a record increase in divorces and domestic disputes in 2025, with 4,980 new family cases presented in the 44 family courts of Rawalpindi from June 1 to 30.
Currently, 26,980 family cases are in trial in the district. Of the new cases, 1,170 involved women looking for divorce (Khula).
In 121 cases, children taken from mothers were returned. The courts also ruled in favor of 310 women looking for dowry and dowry (Haq Mehr), and 1,069 women received support from the children while the cases were ongoing.
In 27 cases, the separate wives were ordered to return to their marriage homes, while 320 couples received a week for reconciliation through a jirga (tribal jirga).
Due to the charge of cases, each family court now listens between 90 and 110 daily cases.
A new survey suggests that divorce rates are also climbing among Pakistani couples married abroad. Experts say that this is due to the increase in marriages trends abroad and social disconnection.
The retired judge Shaukat Ali Sajid declared that social networks have interrupted the traditional conflict resolution. Previously, the elders would mediate disputes, but now women often go to court for minor matters, increasing tensions.
Family law expert Kaneez Fatima Advocate added that parents who give intelligent girls without guidance have led to moral decline.
Many love marriages fail when girls discover that their partners misrepresented their education or financial state.
The lawyer Sibtain Bukhari emphasized early marriages according to Islamic guidelines and warned that some women who request divorce already have a new possible husband involved where appropriate, even cover legal costs. Legal professionals requested a renewed emphasis on marriages organized by the family and greater caution with cross -families.
