Islamabad: The Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at increasing penalties for derogatory remarks about revered figures, including the family, wives and companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and the four caliphs.
The bill, titled “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2023,” had already been passed by the National Assembly in January. The bill was introduced by PML-N Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim.
The bill aims to amend Section 298-A of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), which states: “Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any insinuation, innuendo or suggestion, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of any woman (Ummul Mumineen) or member of the family (Ahl-i-Bait) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), or disparages any of the righteous caliphs (Khulafa-i-Rashideen) or companions (Sahaaba) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), shall be punished with imprisonment of either kind for a term not exceeding t
The leader of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) Sher Afzal Marwat while Speaking ona private…
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against Khyber…
Pakistan's Alternate Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, reaffirmed the nation's commitment…
Peshawar: Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information, Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif, announced…
IslamabadSpecial Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) convened 11th Apex Committee Meeting on Thursday to review various…
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif underlined that the economic development was directly linked with…