Landmark Ruling Could Redefine Divorced Women’s Property Rights in Pakistan By Zofeen Ebrahim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 14 2026 (IPS) - A landmark Islamabad High Court ruling that recognised marriage as an economic partnership and awarded a divorced woman an equal share of assets acquired during marriage has triggered a legal and religious backlash, with Pakistan’s law ministry challenging the judgment before the Federal Shariat Court, a constitutional court empowered to determine whether laws and judicial rulings conform to the Qur’an and Sunnah. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/landmark-ruling-could-redefine-divorced-womens-property-rights-in-pakistan/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Autonomous_Weapons_The_Wave_of_the_Future_in_Military_Conflicts_Worldwide_Europes_Funding_Question_P Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -