Pakistan: Pakistan rejects pro-women bill
Source:
BBC The Pakistan government has allied with Islamists to reject a bill which sought to strengthen the law against the practice of "honour killing".
Website Link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4311055.stm
Submitted on Fri, 03/04/2005 - 01:00
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