The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has decreed that the chemical castration of rapists and sexual offenders is against the tenets of Islam. The Council suggested that alternative punishments should be considered, instead of chemically castrating those convicted of rapes and other heinous sexual offences. The two-day meeting of CII took up several issues, including a review of the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance of 2020 for making it compliant with the Shariah. The amendments allowed for chemical castration of rapists via a court order. In December last year, President Arif Alvi approved the Anti-Rape Ordinance of 2020 to ensure quick trials of rape cases besi...