Putting an end to a scuffle but not to the longer battle, Pakistan’s lower house of parliament voted on Wednesday to amend the Hudood Ordinances, the country’s religious-based laws for rape crime. The Bill must be approved by the upper house of Parliament before it becomes law.
Before, women who reported rape were compelled to produce four male witnesses to the crime or face charges that they had committed adultery. If the law passes the upper house, it will replace that burden of proof, deemed both virtually impossible and misogynistic, with standard evidentiary procedures.
But as normal some fundamentalist are against of it, Pakistan 6 Islamic parties are threatening for nation wide protest for what they called this new law nothing to do with women’s protection but a conspiracy of west.
Like opposition leader and MMA secretary-general Maulana Fazlur Rehman said it is a `shameful attempt to alter the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah and to turn “Pakistan into a free sex zone”
So Mr.Rehman tell me one thing how many men have been convicted just want to know out of curiosity under your 16th century law? Do you think rapist do rape in broad day light in front of 4 people (well men)? Do you know a woman is raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours in Pakistan? At present your current rape law is giving man free sex zone anyway, where women can’t get protection and even can’t get justice.
It is shameful that in this century woman should be subjected to such treatment in your own country. Why should there be a debate or demonstration on such an obvious issue. Men and women are both deserving of protection under the law. Changes in law are for better society, nothing to do with your religion. So don’t start screaming and kicking for nothing. Grow up and learn some things, please don’t exploit religion for your personal vote bank politics.
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