Chairman Islamic Ideological Council Expresses Reservations on Zainab Alert Bill

Islamic Ideological Council, Islamabad Islamic Ideological Council, Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, 12 March 2020, TON: Chairperson Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Qibla Ayaz on Thursday, welcomed the bill but expressed reservations on name of Zainab Alert Bill, saying the constitutional body has objections over the name of the bill and the definition of child in it. It also objected over not including capital punishment of death penalty in the law.

The Zainab Alert Recovery and Response Bill 2020 recommends life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs1 million as maximum and a minimum sentence of 10 years punishments to child sexual offenders.

The Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body that advises the legislature whether or not a certain law is repugnant to Islam, namely to the Qur'an and Sunnah.

 

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