Ijaz Kakakhel Islamabad
A legislative body of Upper House of parliament on Wednesday decided to take up anti-rape cases with specific regards to Faisalabad incident. These views were discussed in the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice, which held today in parliament house while Senator Syed Ali Zafar was on chair.
“Rape cases cannot be taken lightly and negligence in implementation of the Anti-Rape laws will not be tolerated, continuous monitoring is the only answer to bring those who commit these heinous crimes to justice”, Stated Senator Syed Ali Zafar while directing the committee to take up anti rape cases in the subsequent meetings. The Chairman Committee directed to summon the IG’s of all the provinces including the Federal and Provincial IG’s, the Secretary for Interior and the Home Secretary, to discuss the impediments in implementing the law and obtaining practical suggestions for improving the investigation and prosecution of rape cases.
The Chairman Committee also decided to hold public hearings on the matter of creation of provinces throughout Pakistan. Syed Ali Zafar also decided to take up the matters of “appointment of Judges” and “suo moto powers” in separate agendas respectively. The committee discussed various private members bills. At the onset, the Chairman Committee regretted the absence of the Minister, whom he noted should have been present to state the policy of the government on the important constitutional amendments relating to the issuance of Ordinances and other constitutional matters. The Chairman Committee directed to ensure the presence of the minister in the next proceedings, failure of which shall result in the final decision on the bills with representation of the committee members by majority voting.
