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The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) is deliberating on its proposed ‘model’ women’s protection bill..
The proposed 163-point bill will be deliberated on Thursday and Friday. Copies of the bill have been sent to all provincial assemblies as the CII’s recommendations.
Salient points from the proposed bill
Key proposals in the bill
Property
The proposed 163-point bill will be deliberated on Thursday and Friday. Copies of the bill have been sent to all provincial assemblies as the CII’s recommendations.
Salient points from the proposed bill
Key proposals in the bill
Property
- Women will have the right to own property
- Women have the right to bequeath property
- A husband may, when needed, lightly beat his wife
- Three consecutive declarations of divorce will be punishable (punishment unspecified)
- A guardian’s permission is not required for a woman who has reached maturity to contract a nikah
- A wife has the right to khula if she forfeits alimony
- A wife may move the court in case of 'excesses' by husband
- Contracting a marriage for Vani or dispute resolution is punishable (punishment unspecified)
- Contracting a woman’s marriage to a Quran will be a crime carrying a ten-year sentence
- Ban on the request and display of dowry
- Women will be permitted to participate in politics
- Women are not responsible for participation in combat missions
- It is forbidden to kill a woman in war
- Women may become judges
- Women will not be permitted to receive foreign officials and state guests
- Forcing any woman to convert carries a three-year prison sentence
- A woman cannot be killed/executed for 'leaving Islam'
- A woman of sound mind is permitted to convert to Islam
- Acid attacks and violent acts against women such as throwing acid on women should be thoroughly investigated
- Ban on honour killing, Karo kari, and siyah kari
- Ban on co-education past the primary level
- Co-education past the primary level may be permitted if hijab is made mandatory and free mixing between the genders is not allowed
- A ban on women working in 'vulgar' advertisements
- Female nurses should not attend to male patients
- Women should not be forced into difficult, 'labour-intensive' work