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Institutional reforms are needed, along with severe penalties: Vawda

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda said on Friday that institutional reforms are needed, along with severe penalties.

In an interview, he said the law of retribution and punishment must be strengthened in our society, while a law of severe punishment will have to be made, so that no one commits such a crime again.

He said strict measures must be taken to prevent cases such as sexual abuse and separate portion should be set aside in police stations.

Meanwhile there should be ladies officers to investigate cases like rape, while special courts should also be set up, he added.

Minister said that if the Supreme Court had banned public executions, then we should go for a review appeal.

He appealed to all the scholars of the country to guide us in the light of Shariah on the bill of severe punishment.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.