Pakistan passed Dowry and Marriage Gifts (Restriction) Bill in 2008, unanimously. A breakthrough and historic decision has been taken by the government of Pakistan by passing a law to impose a ban on the dowry system all over the country. Pakistan’s Minister of Religious Affairs has decided to ban the dowry tradition, which essentially revolves around the family of the groom asking for expensive gifts, furniture, cars and, in … A word, too, must be said about love. Pakistan adopted the dowry system from Indian culture. Copyright © 2020 The Statesman Limited. Pakistan is the first Muslim nation to do so, in a historic decision. October 08, 2020. The responsibility lies on the men. In the worst cases, and there are many of these worst cases, women are beaten, tortured and even murdered, all because of dowry disputes. Dowry violence is usually perpetrated by the husband or the in-laws in a bid to extract a higher dowry from the bride's family. Even while most marriages in Pakistan are arranged, all marriages operate on the hope that the couple will grow to love each other. The assumptions in the negotiations have remained the same through the ages: the bride is a burden being passed off from one family to another, so a trawler of goods, none too big and none too small, must be handed over. Dowry is an illegal social practice in India and Bangladesh; therefore, it is often reported that people are unwilling to reveal accurate dowry amounts.