Pakistan: Islamic Council halts legislation on Domestic Violence Bill ANI | Updated: Jul 10, 2021 06:28 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Friday halted legislation on Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 saying the Islamic constitutional body needs to review and gave its findings to the Pakistan government.
They expressed reservations on several provisions of the bill. The opinion of the CII was conveyed to the Human Rights Ministry in the third week of June only after the bill generated controversy following its passage in the Senate, reported The News International.
The CII considered the bill in November 2020 after it was laid before the National Assembly (NA). The bill is presently with the NA Secretariat and is to be tabled again before the National Assembly to endorse the amendments made by the Senate and to make it an act.
Pakistan: Islamic Council halts legislation on DV Bill
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10 Jul 2021, 10:55 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Friday halted legislation on Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 saying the Islamic constitutional body needs to review and gave its findings to the Pakistan government.
They expressed reservations on several provisions of the bill. The opinion of the CII was conveyed to the Human Rights Ministry in the third week of June only after the bill generated controversy following its passage in the Senate, reported The News International.
The CII considered the bill in November 2020 after it was laid before the National Assembly (NA). The bill is presently with the NA Secretariat and is to be tabled again before the National Assembly to endorse the amendments made by the Senate and to make it an act.
Daily Times
July 10, 2021
It was for a good reason that everybody who breathed a sigh of relief when Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) got the domestic violence bill passed by the National Assembly in April also expressed scepticism when Advisor to PM on parliamentary affairs, Babar Awan, wrote to the NA speaker to have it vetted by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII). Now, just as feared, the crux of what was supposed to be a very progressive debate has shifted to unelected bodies that represent only the extreme right fringes of our divided society. And the waters have already been muddied by Jamiat e Ulema e Pakistan (JUP) taking it upon itself to express serious reservations about the bill and sending letters to the CII, Chairman Senate, Speaker National Assembly, interior minister, religious affairs minister, law minister and parliamentary affairs minister; calling its contents “un-Islamic” and all its supporters “deaf, dumb, and blind.”
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Friday halted legislation on Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 saying the Islamic constitutional body needs to review and gave its findings to the Pakistan government. They expressed reservations on several provisions of the bill. The opinion of the CII was conveyed to the Human Rights Ministry in the third week of June only after the bill generated controversy following its passage in the Senate, reported The News International. The CII considered the bill in November 2020 after it was laid before the National Assembly (NA). The bill is presently with the NA Secretariat and is to be tabled again before the National Assembly to endorse the amendments made by the Senate and to make it an act.
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The new law aims to protect women, children, the elderly from domestic violence. It also seeks to offer relief and rehabilitation to all individuals who are victims of domestic violence.
In Pakistan, a bill aimed at protecting women, children, the elderly, and other vulnerable populations from domestic abuse has uncovered flaws and divided sentiments.
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) paused legislation on the Domestic Violence Bill in 2020 on Friday, stating that the Islamic constitutional authority must evaluate the bill and report back to the Pakistan government.
They expressed concerns about several aspects of the law.
According to The News International, the CII s judgement was finally given to the Human Rights Ministry in the third week of June, after the bill sparked controversy following its passing in the Senate.