The Hindus, who constitute 1.6 per cent of Pakistan's total population, have been struggling to get a specific marriage law since the country was founded in 1947.
Hindu marriages can not be legalised or registered in Pakistan in absence of such a law.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights headed by Chaudhry Muhammad Bashir Virk met here to discuss and finalise a set of laws to formalise and facilitate registration of Hindu marriages.
The 2014 bill was jointly presented in the parliament last year by Ramesh Lal of opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Dr Darshan of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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A separate but similar government law known as 'The Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015' had been tabled in the parliament by Law Minister Pervaiz Rashid in March this year.
The two bills will establish rules and regulation for registration of marriage and divorce for Pakistani Hindus, as currently in the absence of such a law, Hindus in the country do not even have a legal document as proof of marriage.
In cases of importance like the proposed Hindu Marriage Act, the private member bill is usually backed by the government or the private member withdraw the bill in favour of the official law after necessary changes.
PPP's Ramesh Lal said that it appeared the government wanted to take credit as there was hardly any difference between the bill moved by him and the government bill.
He said they had moved the bill in March last year and it was pending before the concerned committee, when the government introduced its own bill this year.