Sindh Assembly here on Friday unanimously passed the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2013.
The bill was passed for safeguarding women, children and any other vulnerable person from domestic violence and it had already come into force and would be extended to the whole province of Sindh. The bill was presented by Sindh law minister Muhammad Ayaz Soomro and supported by both the treasury and opposition members. According to the bill, domestic violence was included, but the bill was not limited to acts of gender based and other physical or psychological abuse committed by a respondent against women, children or other vulnerable persons, with whom the respondent was or had been in a domestic relationship.
The house also adopted The Sindh Laws (2nd amendment) Bill 2012, while it introduced The Sindh Tenancy (Amendment) Bill 2013, whose consideration was deferred to Monday, March 11, 2013. The introduction of The Sindh Finance (Amendment) Bill 2013 and the consideration of The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Human Resoruces Research and Development Board was also differed to Monday.
The house also unanimously passed two resolutions on the occasion of International Women’s Day. A resolution moved by Heer Soho and other MPAs said: This assembly is proud to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the International Women’s Day on March 8, 2013, and on this day, celebrated to honour the backbone of every society – its women – pays tribute to the dynamic women of Pakistan, who strive passionately for the betterment of the country, and its future, despite numerous substantial impediments, be they ethnic, cultural, social linguistic, and education and resolves to further the struggle to establish a just and equitable environment conductive for sustainable development of Pakistan.
Another resolution moved by Farheen Mughal and other MPAs said this assembly was proud to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the International Women’s Day, and paid tribute to the dynamic women of Pakistan while resolving to further the struggle to establish a just and equitable environment for sustainable development of Pakistan.”
Later, speaker Nisar Ahmed Khuhro adjourned the house till Monday (11th March).
