 President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said he would support changes in the Hudood Ordinance in order to delete the provisions which were contradictory to Islam. "But a mere change in the law is not sufficient. We need to change the mindset," the president said while addressing an international conference titled Gender Mainstreaming and Millennium Development Goals.
| So change the laws, enforce the changes, and eventually the mindset will change... |
The president said the government was working to improve laws, which had been misused. "The situation of Pakistani women isn't as bad as projected by some non-governmental organisations and the media. The record of women's rights and development in Pakistan is much better than other developing countries."
| Like... ummm... which ones? |
President Musharraf said changes in laws to stop honour killing would not bring about positive results if the mindset was not changed. "I am disappointed to see our own people painting a gloomy picture of Pakistan," he said, referring to an article by a Pakistani on Mukhtar Mai in the foreign press. He said Pakistan was pursuing far-reaching steps for socio-economic development and women's empowerment. He urged the developed world to assist the developing world in realising the "millennium development goals". |