1.Clause for the chemical castration of rapists was dropped after Council of Islamic Ideology opposed it
Chemical castration: On November 19, The Council of Islamic Ideology objected the clause, terming it ‘un-Islamic’, which proposed chemical castration of rapists. According to Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice, Maleeka Bokhari, the clause was then removed from the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2021. 2. Nation awaits justice: Trials for Noor Mukadam’s case are constantly being put on hold
Noor Mukaddam: The trial for Noor Mukadam’s murder case has been delayed twice in a month. On December 15, Sessions Judge Atta Rabbani left for Lahore to attend a ‘mandatory’ judicial course, delaying the hearing. The proceeding was once again dismissed on December 22 as both defendant lawyers, Sikandar Zulqarnain, Zahir Jaffer’s lawyer and Akram Qureshi, Therapy Works’ lawyer were absent. Justice Ayesha Maliks’s nomination for Supreme Court Judge was dismissed
Ayesha Malik for SC: The JCP convened in September to discuss Malik’s nomination, but its members were unable to reach an agreement. It was opposed by Justices Maqbool Baqar, Sardar Tariq Masood, and Dost Muhammad Khan, as well as Pakistan Bar Council representative, JCP Akhtar Hussain. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, another JCP member was absent from the meeting. Ulema Council opposed ‘Domestic Violence Bill,’ calling it an attack on ‘family system’
Domestic Abuse Bill: At a symposium on July 19, 2021, religious scholars denounced domestic violence law as an attack on the country’s family system. “The Domestic Violence Bill is a national issue and a direct attack on the country’s family system, which will ultimately end in the break-up of society in our part of the world,” said Jamaat-e-Islami’s Naib Ameer and Ex-Senator, Prof Muhammad Ibrahim during a seminar hosted by his party. Khadija Siddiqui’s stabber got an early release on the basis of ‘technical remissions’
Khadija’s stabber: In 2018, Shah Hussain, the son of a famous Lahore High Court lawyer, was found guilty for stabbing a law student, Khadija Siddiqui, 23 times and was sentenced to five years in prison. On July 17, 2021 Husain was granted an early release and only spent three and a half years of his initial sentence, on the basis of ‘techinical remissions,’ which were granted for good behavior and blood donations.