In March 2020, the Zainab Alert, Recovery and Response Bill was passed in the National Assembly.
The September 2020 gang rape of a woman stranded on Sialkot-Lahore motorway shook Pakistan from its apathetic stance on sexual violence against women. The woman who was beaten and raped in front of her children became the tragic rallying sign for the imperativeness of steps for prevention of rape and certainty of punishment.
In December 2020, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government’s landmark bill for protection of rights of victims and survivors of sexual violence, sexual abuse and rape and the certainty of punishment titled the Anti-Rape (Investigation & Trial) Ordinance, 2020 was approved by President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi. Also approved was an amendment in the Pakistan Penal Code, titled Criminal law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
IHC seeks inter-ministerial committee report on social media rules - Pakistan
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IHC seeks inter-ministerial committee report on social media rules
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought the report of inter-ministerial committee constituted to examine the social media rules.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, while hearing identical petitions filed against the implementation of “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules 2020” appreciated the Prime Minister’s initiative to constitute the high level committee and sought the report in a month.
Prime Minister Imran Khan had constituted a five-member high level inter-ministerial committee under Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari with Parliamentary Secretary on Law and Justice Maleeka Ali Bukhari, Senator Syed Ali Zafar, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Secretary Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui and chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) retired Major General Amir Azeem Bajwa its members.
31 | March | 2021 | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
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