ISLAMABAD – The Citizens Action Group has rejected the Honour Killing bill passed by the National Assembly on October 26, terming it defective and incomplete. The rejection came during a press conference on October 29. Speaking on the occasion, Kishwar Naheed, Dr Mohammad Farooq Khan and Naeem Mirza of Aurat Foundation said the bill neither […]
KARACHI – Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan said on October 28, that the passage of the bill on honour killing would have a reformative impact on the social fabric of Sindh , where once action against karo-kari was regarded as a social good but is now being considered as a social evil. “The passage […]
KARACHI – Deploring the passage of the government bill on honour killing, the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians on October 27, alleged that it amounted to condoning the horrible act. Speaking at a news conference at the Karachi Press Club, PPP MNA Sherry Rehman raised objections to the bill on honour killing presented by the government […]
ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly in Islamabad on October 26, passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2004 providing severe punishments for those involved in Karo-Kari. The killing of a woman on the pretext of honour has been declared murder punishable with death penalty. However, the government did not agree to the demand of certain quarters […]
ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly adopted on October 26, a bill enhancing punishment for ‘honour crimes’, including ‘karo kari’, as the combined opposition continued its noisy protests and boycotted the proceedings. The assembly was later prorogued. The law increases punishment for crimes related to honour killing to life imprisonment or death. The legislation fixed for […]
ISLAMABAD – A citizens group working against ‘honour’ killings has welcomed the passage of a bill on ‘honour’ killings by the National Assembly on October 26. In a statement issued in Islamabad on October 26, the Citizens’ Action Group Against ‘Honour’ Killings (CAGAHK) said it is the first time that the National Assembly has even […]
ISLAMABAD – The government on Monday failed to get a bill seeking to enhance punishment for ‘honour killing’ passed in the National Assembly because it could not maintain quorum. A clause-by-clause reading was completed, though, and only a vote remained to be taken. The bill was piloted by the government to counter a more comprehensive […]
ISLAMABAD – The opposition leaders belonging to the Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) have rejected the bill on honour killing, tabled by the government on Monday, and condemned the government for “bulldozing” every piece of legislation in parliament. Speaking at a news conference after a boycott of the […]
ISLAMABAD – The government on October 21, presented in the National Assembly a bill on honour killing, seeking to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 , and enhance punishment for the offence in order to consequently eradicate the menace of murders carried out in the name of honour. The level of police investigation in cases […]
ISLAMABAD – A law on honour killing would be passed soon to help control the crime, said Wasi Zafar, the federal law minister. “The Law Ministry would submit its report to the standing committee of the parliament. As soon as the report is submitted, we shall formally move the bill and voting will take place […]
ISLAMABAD – A bill to amend the Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002, was presented in the National Assembly in Islamabad on October 18. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed introduced “The Press, Newspapers, News Agencies and Books Registration (Amendment) Bill 2004” to the house. The speaker referred the bill to the standing […]
KARACHI – Speakers at meeting in Karachi on October 14, criticized contents of the government’s bill on karo-kari (honour killing) and described the presentation of the bill in the National Assembly as “an eyewash aimed at misleading the masses.” The meeting was organized by an NGO, the Aurat Foundation. The speakers observed that the bill […]
LAHORE – A ‘majority’ of the treasury members belonging to the PML and its allied parties in the National Assembly are said to be against the proposed draft law on honour crimes because they consider it against their local traditions. Official sources told Dawn that the treasury members had expressed serious concern over the punishment […]
KARACHI – Prime Minister’s Adviser on Women Affairs, Neelofar Bakhtiar, has said that a bill on the honour killing will be brought in the parliament for discussion in the next few days. Speaking at a press conference at the Pakistan Muslim League House on Saturday, she said that the bill had been discussed in the […]
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