Family courts across Rawalpindi district have recorded a sharp rise in cases involving divorce, khula, maintenance, dowry, dower and child custody.
A total of 10,103 family cases were filed between January 1 and September 30, 2026, covering disputes related to divorce, child and personal maintenance, return of dowry articles, payment of dower and custody.
During the same period, 1,246 women were granted divorce decrees, while 220 children who had been taken away from their mothers were recovered and returned to them.
Courts also issued interim child maintenance orders in 11,247 cases and directed 146 husbands to return dowry articles and pay dower.
In 71 cases, women who had left their homes or in-laws’ houses and were staying with their parents were ordered to return and resume family life.
The report linked a large number of family disputes and divorce cases to the use of Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Messenger and other chat applications, particularly prolonged late-night conversations and messaging.
Changes in Christian family law have also led more Christian women to approach family courts. So far this year, 103 Christian women have filed cases related to divorce, maintenance and child custody.
Another 301 women left their homes during the year for love marriages.
The increase in divorce cases has also been accompanied by a record rise in meetings between children and parents from whom they are separated.
According to the report, 70% of new marriages described as incompatible or outside the traditional family system, including love marriages and relationships formed through social media, ended in failure.
The increase in litigation has left family courts at the Rawalpindi district courts and tehsil courts crowded with women and young children. A total of 16,941 new and old family cases are currently pending across the district.
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