Christian MNA's bill to ban alcohol for non-Muslims gets rejected
16 MNAs, including four non-Muslims endorsed the bill before it was presented before parliamentary standing committee
“I’m saddened and dejected today,” said Christian MNA Asiya Nasir, the mover of the bill. “I strongly stand by my bill. I will bring another amended bill in Parliament,” she told The Express Tribune.
National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice rejected the bill on Tuesday saying, “Such legislation will earn a very bad name for the country.”
A copy of the bill obtained by The Express Tribune.
Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq referred this bill to the Standing Committee. 16 MNAs, including four non-Muslim MNAs endorsed this bill after it was presented before the Parliament.
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