5 Main Reasons for divorce in Pakistan

Marriage is the name of a very beautiful relationship in which two people of the opposite gender agree to live together for a lifetime and within this agreement, there is a vow to keep each other till death, and loyalty to each other. There is a vow of and a vow to take care of each other in sorrow and grief. Marriage is a relationship that everyone wants to have. But this lifelong agreement sometimes has to be terminated and the termination of this contract is called divorce. Divorce rates in Pakistan are rising alarmingly. According to a Gallup survey, the divorce rate in Pakistan has risen by 48%. Divorce is on the rise in Pakistani society, as in other societies, which is a cause for concern, we need to understand each other's rights and responsibilities, and we should try to learn more about modern relationships so that the growing trend of divorce can be reduced. The reasons for divorce can be many, some of which are as follows.

 

Main Reasons for Divorce in Pakistan  

 

 

1.    Joint family system

The family system that is currently in operation in Pakistan is the Joint Family System. The Joint Family System is defined as "a system in which parents and their married and unmarried children live in the same family within the same household." The joint family system is considered a part of the tradition of Pakistani society and the joint family system is valued in the society. There are several benefits to using a joint family system.

 

But the fact remains that the losses of the joint family are enormous. And the high divorce rate is one of the major disadvantages of the joint family system. According to a Gallup Pakistan survey, 2 out of 5 people cite joint family as the biggest reason for divorce in Pakistan. Therefore, the joint family system plays a key role in the biggest and growing divorce trend.

 

2.    Lack of endurance

Intolerance or lack of tolerance is also a major cause of divorce. It has often been observed that due to intolerance in couples, fights and quarrels continue and each other's words are not tolerated. This intolerance later turns into stubbornness and eventually into hatred and ends in divorce. Intolerance or lack of tolerance is also a major cause of divorce.

 

3.    Economic inequality

If we look, economic problems are the root of all problems because economic problems are the cause of all problems, whether it is depression or any other problem. In Pakistani society, since the responsibility for all kinds of expenses falls on the shoulders of men and women who do not participate in economic activities in the first place, even if they do, their number is negligible. Economic pressures and illegitimate desires and the growing demands of the modern world are also the main reasons for divorce in Pakistan.

 

4.    Irrelevant marriages

Pakistani society is a conservative society, even in this modern age, there is no tendency for boys and girls to marry after liking each other. Because within Pakistani society, the marriage of choice is still considered wrong.

 

In Pakistani society, when parents marry a boy and a girl of their choice, they face difficulties in establishing a bond with each other. Sometimes a boy or a girl is forced to marry within the family. And because of this incoherent marriage, there is no understanding with each other or sometimes the couple cannot accept each other and this is the reason for divorce.

 

5.    Lack of recognition of rights and duties

 

One of the major reasons for divorce is that men and women are not aware of their rights and responsibilities. In Pakistani society, men, in particular, are reminded that they have more rights than women, and women are made to believe that they have more duties and fewer rights. And after marriage as a result of this fight for rights and duties, the turn comes to divorce. This lack of recognition of rights and duties is also one of the major reasons for divorce.

 

Bottom line

The important thing is that marriage is an agreement between a couple in which the couple shares each other's pain and important matters of life. And if the couple does not want to live together, they can terminate the agreement, which is called divorce. But it is also worrying that the trend of divorce is growing as fast in Pakistani society as in other societies. And it is very important to stop this growing trend of divorce and society should play its role in this and discourage it, and all that is needed for us to show more patience and tolerance and understand each other's rights, duties, feelings, and self-esteem, and take steps in the society to minimize this divorce rate.