In Pakistan, a woman can seek Khula (judicial divorce) by presenting valid grounds before the Family Court. Common grounds include:
Cruelty or domestic violence: Physical or emotional abuse by the husband.
Failure to provide maintenance: If the husband neglects financial support.
Incompatibility: Continuous disputes, lack of understanding, or mental torture.
Desertion or long absence: If the husband is missing or has abandoned the wife without justification.
Addiction or immoral behavior: Drug abuse, gambling, or criminal conduct.
Impotence or infertility: Inability to consummate the marriage.
Forced marriage: If the marriage was conducted without the woman’s free consent.
The wife must explain her reasons for seeking Khula, and if the court finds them valid, the marriage is dissolve