File photo of woman in Pakistan during a protest in Islamabad. PHOTO: AFP
The bill amends the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and was moved by Syeda Sughra Imam.
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The Torture, Custodial Death and Custodial Rape (Prevention and Punishment) Bill, 2014 – moved by Farhatullah Babar -- provides for the prevention of and protection of Pakistani citizens, and of all other persons for the time being in Pakistan, from all acts of torture, custodial death and custodial rape.
The Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2014, which provides to amend the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and the Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984, was moved by Syeda Sughra Imam.
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The Privatisation Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2013, moved by Syeda Sughra Imam, amends the Privatisation Commission Ordinance, 2000.
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