MFLO 1961 § 7 — Talaq

Statutory text (English)

(1) Any man who wishes to divorce his wife shall, as soon as may be after the
pronouncement of talaq in any form whatsoever, give the Chairman a notice in writing of his having
done so, and shall supply a copy thereof to the wife.

(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section

(1) shall be punishable with simple
imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to five
thousand rupees, or with both.

(3) Save as provided in sub-section

(5) a talaq unless revoked earlier, expressly or otherwise
shall not be effective until the expiration of ninety days from the day on which notice under sub-
section

(1) is delivered to the Chairman.

(4) Within thirty days of the receipt of notice under sub-section

(1), the Chairman shall constitute
an Arbitration Council for the purpose of bringing about a reconciliation between the parties, and the
Arbitration Council shall take all steps necessary to bring about such reconciliation.

(5) If the wife be pregnant at the time talaq is pronounced, talaq shall not be effective until the
period mentioned in sub-section 1[
(3)] or the pregnancy, whichever later, ends.

(6) Nothing shall debar a wife whose marriage has been terminated by talaq effective under this
section from remarrying the same husband, without an intervening marriage with a third person,
unless such termination is for the third time so effective.

Source and verification

Source citation: Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 (Ord. VIII of 1961) s.7: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE MUSLIM FAMILY LAWS ORDINANCE, 1961' (Ord. No. VIII of 1961), p. 5, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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