Divorce rate witnesses sharp increase in Gujranwala: report

Dunya News

At least 5, 216 petitions seeking divorce were filed in family courts of Gujranwala in 2016.

GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) - Statistics collected from Gujranwala district revealed that family courts have separated as many as 4500 couples out of 5, 216 applied for divorce among which, more than 3300 have appeared to be love marriages.

The rate of divorce is high in love marriages as compare to arranged ones due to impractical imagination and overwhelmed expectations.

The couples fail to understand reality of life that leads to parting their ways, a lawyer said.

The allegations like brutal torture by husbands, drug addiction, dual-marriage and not giving expenses used to be included in the clause while filing for separation.

Report says that the main collapse of family life occurs due to failure of love marriages, impact of Indian dramas on housewives, poverty and ignorance.