The women legislators also called for the formation of a Parliamentary Committee to review rape cases. Pakistan’s women lawmakers have unanimously demanded public hanging of all rapists to curb rising cases of harassment and abuse of women and children in the country. The demand was made in the National Assembly on Friday by women members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday. “We 69 women MNAs demand quick judgment in rape cases and public hanging of rapists,” said Syeda Nosheen Iftikhar of the Oppposition PML-N. She said that the government had to protect all women as women would no more accept their humiliation and suffering.

Source: The Hindu July 31, 2021 06:11 UTC