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SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Union Law Minister Kiren Jijiu on Thursday said that it was his government which made a provision to have special courts for trials of heinous crimes in the country. Rijiju said, “We made a provision to have special courts for trial of heinous crimes in the country – rape, murder of children and crimes against women. We made roadmap for fast-track courts and fast-track special courts under POCSO Act. We brought Criminal Amendment Bill in 2018.” Talking […]

SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Union Law Minister Kiren Jijiu on Thursday said that it was his government which made a provision to have special courts for trials of heinous crimes in the country. Rijiju said, “We made a provision to have special courts for trial of heinous crimes in the country – rape, murder of children

Qandeel Baloch’s murder in 2016 made national and international news and exposed the hypocrisy of our cultural values when it comes to women. She was an audacious social media celebrity, who...

Affidavit says the anti-honour killing law was passed after Qandeel's murder and cannot be applied to her murder case.

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 th...