Abstract

In spite of the fact that Islam has permitted divorce and Khul’ most reluctantly, their ratio is increasing day by day all over Pakistan. Once almost absent in the Pakistani society, the phenomenon of demand for complete separation between wives and husbands on petty issues has nowadays become almost a joke. This state of affairs requires serious reflection. The present article discusses District Haripur in this regard as a case study. Data of divorce and Khul’ cases have been collected from various registered government and non-government organizations. The number of cases of divorce by trying to combine these events closely reviewing their location to identify the causes of divorce and Khul’, if the suggestions and steps highlighted in this thesis are considered it can help in minimizing this evil from the Society.