Re: Huddod Ordinance
Recent developments are not inspiring, as they are again not discussing the core issue. What Pakistan has done is to grant bail to 1,300 female prisoners awaiting trial, who are facing charges for adultery and other minor crimes. First, most of the women in jail for adultery claim that they were rape, so it really does not address the present issue, which is to grant these women a right to appeal where they can present the case to the judge, again. In addition, they need to get rid of this four pious male law, as it is not realistic. According to this law, women still can be sentenced to death by stoning if found guilty of having sex outside marriage, this is stupid, when corrupt and tainted politicians are running free all over Pakistan. In addition, where are the provisions for victims and weak? They are not solving this problem rather than applying bandages to a dam.
Moreover, why bail? Are they a flight risk…or threat to the society? Give them a fine; make sense but to put a person in jail for adultery is un-realistic. Are we going to ‘exercise’ Islamic law only on poor and unfortunate and not on our leaders? Do not tell me they have not been around…
I am still optimistic and the news that new Ordinance replacing Hudood Ordinance would be enforce by August 31, 2006 is encouraging. I hope that they will get it right once in for all….