Sisters in Islam (SIS) has slammed Putrajaya for abandoning plans to raise the minimum marriage age for Muslim girls to 18.

The group ticked off Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Idris Ahmad for insisting that the government will maintain the minimum marriage age for Muslim girls at 16.

"Is the government going to gamble the future of our children and young Malaysians by failing to take care of their welfare and...