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Opposition in disarray as NA endorses
WP Bill
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD—National
Assembly on Wednesday passed the Protection
of Women (Criminal Laws Amendments) Bill
2006 further to amend the Pakistan Penal
Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure and
other laws. PML and allied parties in the
lower house, supported by the PPPP, adopted
the bill, with slight amendments, as
reported by the Select Committee of the
House. Amendments were made in the clauses
7, 8, 9 and 12. A clear divide was seen >>
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Shujaat vows to quit if WP bill found
against Islam
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
Wednesday said he will resign as member national assembly if any clause
in the Women Protection Bill was found against the injunctions of Quran
and Sunnah. Speaking on the floor of the house, he said there was no
clause in the bill which contravenes the
teachings of Islam. “But still even after
the passage of the bill, if our party finds
out that there is something in it which is
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