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| PML-N to pass law against honour killings following Qandeel's murder, says Maryam |
| 2016-07-21 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz plans to pass long-delayed legislation against "honour killings" within weeks in the wake of the high-profile murder of outspoken social media star Qandeel Baloch, the daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... said on Wednesday. The bill will go before a parliamentary committee as early as Thursday, said Maryam Nawaz Sharif, who is an increasingly influential member of her father's ruling party. The government has faced mounting pressure to pass the law against murders carried out by people professing to be acting in defence of the honour of their family. The law would remove a loophole that allows other family members to pardon a killer. The brother of social media star Qandeel Baloch has been incarcerated Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in connection with her strangling death and told a news conference he was incensed by her often risqu posts on social media. |
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