Personal Status (i.e. Family and Inheritance) law in Pakistan is primarily governed by Islamic law for Muslims. However laws such as the The Guardian & Wards Act 1890; Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939; and the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 introduced some (primarily procedural) reforms and there are a number of other statutory provisions which have sought to exercise some control over certain areas of family law.
Andrew Allen QC 