Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly’ beat their wives if they disobey, according to a controversial recommendation made by a state-affiliated Islamic body in its new women protection bill .
Islamabad: Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly’ beat their wives if they disobey, according to a controversial recommendation made by a state-affiliated Islamic body in its new women protection bill.
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) enjoys constitutional status in Pakistan and gives non-binding proposals to the parliament to make laws according to Islam. The controversial alternative bill was prepared after the CII rejected Punjab’s Protection of Women against Violence Act (PPWA) 2015, as un-Islamic.
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PPWA, passed by the Punjab assembly, gives legal protection to women from domestic, psychological and sexual violence. The proposed bill will now be forwarded to the Punjab Assembly.
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@BBhuttoZardari: Those proposing sexist & anti-women legislation are the ones who should be punished with a ‘light beating’.
Bans on women
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