{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nation","provider_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng","title":"Marriage can be dissolved on a woman's initiative on grounds of shiqaq even if cruelty is not proven: SC - Nation","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xJrBCHYyiB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/134437\/\">Marriage can be dissolved on a woman&#8217;s initiative on grounds of shiqaq even if cruelty is not proven: SC<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/134437\/embed\/#?secret=xJrBCHYyiB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Marriage can be dissolved on a woman&#8217;s initiative on grounds of shiqaq even if cruelty is not proven: SC&#8221; &#8212; Nation\" data-secret=\"xJrBCHYyiB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-670x370-17-8.png","thumbnail_width":670,"thumbnail_height":370,"description":"ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a marriage could be dissolved on grounds of shiqaq (marital discord) under a residuary provision of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 even when cruelty was not proven. The residuary provision of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 2(ix), explains the grounds on which a [&hellip;]"}