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Lawmakers for making DNA test mandatory in rape cases

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Karachi: The legislators of Sindh unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday for making DNA test on government expense mandatory in rape cases so that survivors could be provided with justice. Pakistan People’s Party’s Sharmila Faruqui moved the resolution on the issue that read: “This assembly resolves and recommends to the Sindh government to mandate the […]


DNA test in rape cases

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The Council of Islamic Ideology, headed by Maulana Muhammad Khan, has ruled that that DNA test is unacceptable as primary evidence in case of rape but can be used as secondary or circumstantial evidence to support direct or substantive evidence. He also added that ‘Islamic procedure’ should be adopted during investigation. This edict must have […]