Pakistan passes long-awaited anti-honour killing legislation

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Pakistan passes long-awaited anti-honour killing legislation
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By Gohar Abbas, Issam Ahmed (AFP)     5 hours ago in World

Pakistan passed long-awaited legislation Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed for "honour" to walk free, three months after the murder of a social media star by her brother sparked international revulsion.

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer.

The assembly also passed a bill increasing the punishments for some rape offences, mandating DNA testing and making the rape of a minor or the disabled punishable by life imprisonment or death.

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[dfwgator]

As if it will matter.

[Fishrrman]

Actually, I'm amazed they did this.

Let's see how well it's enforced.

My guess is will make the radicals there… even more radical by way of their opposition to a government they will claim "does not follow islam"...