ISLAMABAD (Daily Point) — In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has unequivocally upheld the responsibility of husbands to fulfill the financial right of haq mehr for wives in Islamic marriages.

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, in response to Khalid Parvez’s plea challenging this Shariah provision, issued a three-page verdict, emphasizing the legal and Shariah sanctity of haq mehr.

The court reiterated that haq mehr is a protected requirement under Pakistani law. If the marriage contract does not specify a time for payment, the woman has the right to demand it at any time.

This case, which reached the Supreme Court after six years, exposed the complainant’s persistent challenges to the haq mehr provision in various courts.

The verdict, dismissing Parvez’s plea, highlighted that if lower courts had penalized him earlier, the matter might not have escalated to the Supreme Court. Notably, during the case’s last hearing, the Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs100,000 on Parvez.

This historic decision solidifies the legal standing of haq mehr, affirming its significance in protecting women’s rights within the framework of Islamic and Pakistani law.