Women-specific bills passed: Fourteen-year jail term for acid-throwers

Sumera Khan – Express Tribune – Thursday, 15 December 2011 (originally published 12 Dec) ISLAMABAD: Acid victims sitting in the gallery of the upper house witnessed the landmark Senate proceedings in awe. The Senate unanimously pass­ed two historical bills upholding the rights of women, The Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Bill 2010 and The Prevention [More]

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