Tag: Fazlur Rehman

FATA’s fate lies with its people, not ‘opportunists’: Fazl

PESHAWAR: Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rahman on Sunday said the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) must have the right to take...

Fazlur Rehman will stage sit-in during Imran’s govt: Manzoor Wassan

HYDERABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan said Monday that Fazlur Rehman will stage sit-in during Imran Khan government’s. Wassan said, “This series of...

Punjab CM, JUI-F chief reject demands for early elections

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman in a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday dismissed calls for early elections in the country. Both...

PM Nawaz , Fazl-ur-Rehman discuss matters of national significance

Chairman Special Committee of the Parliament on Kashmir and President JUI-F Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here on Wednesday and discussed...

Fazl raises eyebrow over Rs 300m funds for Haqqania madrassa

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that funds have been provided in the KP budget for Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak...

Unity, political stability needed to deal with internal, external challenges: Fazl

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that unity and political stability are instantly needed to deal with the internal and external...

Fazl wants Zardari, Nawaz to act like the happy lovebirds they...

In a bid to mend relations between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari amid Panama papers revelations, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...

Unstoppable force, deeply aggrieved object

PM hopes to win over Fazl on Women Protection Act Invites arch-opponent of the act for a meeting 'to address reservations' of religious parties about the provisions of the act Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday invited Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to address reservations of religious parties on the Women Protection Act recently passed by the Punjab Assembly. The meeting will take place at Nawaz Sharif’s residence in Jati Umra area of Lahore. During the meeting, the prime minister will seek Fazlur Rehman’s recommendations on the matter. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had formed a consultative committee on the Women Protection Act after having a telephonic conversation with the JUI-F chief. Lawmakers in Punjab last month gave unprecedented protection to female victims of violence, in a bid to stem a rising tide of gender-related abuse in a country ranked as the world’s third most dangerous place for women. The new law criminalises all forms of violence against women, whether domestic, psychological or sexual, and calls for the creation of a toll-free abuse reporting hotline and the establishment of shelters. Pakistan, home to roughly 190 million people, sees thousands of cases of violence against women every year, from rape and acid attacks to sexual assault, kidnappings and so-called "honour killings". "The instances of violence against women have been on the increase, primarily because the existing legal system does not effectively address the menace and violence by some is perpetrated with impunity," said the text of the legislation passed by the Punjab Assembly. In 2013, more than 5,800 cases of violence against women were reported in Punjab alone, the province where Wednesday’s law was passed, according to the Aurat Foundation, a women’s rights advocacy group. Those cases represented 74 per cent of the national total that year, the latest for which data is available. The leader of one of Pakistan’s largest seminaries denounced the new law as being in conflict with the Holy Quran and the tenets of Islam. "Attempting to change religious and national values in the name of protecting women is a tragedy that is of great concern," Muhammad Naeem, head of the Jamia Binoria seminary in the southern city of Karachi, said in a statement. The new law establishes district-level panels to investigate reports of abuse, and mandates the use of GPS bracelets to keep track of offenders. It also sets punishments of up to a year in jail for violators of court orders related to domestic violence, with that period rising to two years for repeat offenders. Rights groups welcomed the law, but warned that its implementation remained a concern.

Fazl says people’s court will strike down women protection act

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said the Women Protection Act would be wiped out in the people’s court. He was talking...

Will not let Pakistan become secular, says Fazlur Rehman

Expressing his reservations on the recently passed Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Bill, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that...

Women protection bill will destroy family life: Fazl

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman once again lashed out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday for passing Women Protection...

You have to be a wuss to want to protect women,...

JUI-F chief calls Punjab Assemly a bunch of ‘uxorious MPAs’ for passing Protection of Women Bill Criticising ‘Protection of Women Against Violence Bill’, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam...

Peace in FATA a priority: Fazlur Rehman

Jamiat Ulema Islam chief Moulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the system imposed on tribes will not be accepted and efforts to establish peace...

Altaf takes a jibe at ‘powerless’ govt

MQM chief asks govt to first take back powers of PM before asking MQM to withdraw resignations

Fazl hopeful for MQM’s return, will meet leaders today

With high hopes of facilitating the return of disgruntled Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders to the assemblies, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman reached Karachi Monday evening.

Fazl needs ‘powers, concessions’ to talk to Altaf

Sources say JUI-F chief, in meeting with Kirmani and Ashtar Ausaf sought full support and ‘concessions’ on military’s stance for wooing back MQM lawmakers

Fazl is not up for more constitutional amendments

Railways minister says JUI-F chief’s reservations on amendments and crackdown on seminaries will be conveyed to the premier Speaking to reporters in the federal capital...