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- The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has postponed the prevention of honor killings for further consideration on the demand of F.
- The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice was chaired by Senator Farooq H. Naik, in which the honor killing bill was r.
- Senator Shahadat Awan, Senator Zameer Hussain, Senator Muhammad Bilal Badr and Senator Kamran Murtaza participated in the meeting. Senator S.
The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has postponed the prevention of honor killings for further consideration on the demand of Federal Law Minister Nazir Tarar to avoid repetition in the legislation as many protective measures are already present in the existing laws.
The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice was chaired by Senator Farooq H. Naik, in which the honor killing bill was reviewed, the private bills related to the juvenile justice system, Muslim family laws and the Federal Prosecution Service were reviewed in the meeting.
Senator Shahadat Awan, Senator Zameer Hussain, Senator Muhammad Bilal Badr and Senator Kamran Murtaza participated in the meeting. Senator Samina Mumtaz Zahri, the initiator of the bill for the prevention of honor killings, participated in the meeting through a video link and the bill for the prevention of honor killings was considered in the Senate Committee, where despite the 2016 legislation, flaws were pointed out in the law to prevent honor killings.
Senator Samina Mumtaz Zahri said that honor killings are taking hundreds of human lives every year, to prevent honor killings, it is necessary to remove legal loopholes and hold those responsible accountable.
In the committee meeting, action was also suggested against those who instigate honor killings through jirgas and traditional customs.
