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This study was conducted to validate the Evaluation and Nurturing Relationship Issues, Communication and Happiness (ENRICH) scale in Pashto was conducted in tertiary care teaching hospitals of Peshawar from August to October 2021 on 658 married women. The mean age of the sample was 29.56 ± 7.99 years. Majority were uneducated (n = 335, 50.9%) and were unemployed (n = 566, 86.0%) respectively. ENRICH was translated from English to Pashto, using the forward-backward method by three bilingual experts and the translated scale given to the participants to find out the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha reliability, and construct validity of ENRICH (Pashto version). The scale appeared as a three-factor model on factorial validity and the items of the scale were inter-correlated (p <.01). Regarding construct validity, the factor loading through Item Total Correlation scores revealed highly satisfactory correlation coefficients (p <.001). The Cronbach's alpha reliability of the Pashto version of ENRICH was 0.847. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated a good fit model with 0.926 and the RMSEA value of.067. On ENRICH, the majority were maritally satisfied (n = 408, 62.01%). It is concluded that the Pashto version of ENRICH is a reliable instrument and has promising psychometric properties to measure marital satisfaction in different clinical settings. This is the first research study validating ENRICH scale for marital satisfaction, conducted on 658 married Pashto speaking women on an important subject to cover with an impact on not only the individual but also on the family. The translated scale was found to be reliable with excellent psychometric properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]