December 11, 2006
KARACHI (Reuters) - Thousands of Islamist protesters demonstrated in southern Pakistan on Sunday against a new law that reduces the burden of proof on rape victims by allowing them to seek justice without the need for four male witnesses.The Women Protection Bill, signed into law last month, was seen as a key test for President Pervez Musharraf's philosophy of "enlightened moderation" for his predominantly Muslim country.
The protest in the country's biggest city of Karachi came a day after Musharraf ruled out any changes to the law despite calls from the Islamists.
Apparently, this law is so horridly wrong, it's going to turn Pakistan into a "free sex zone."
"We reject this law because it is unIslamic and also against women rights," Fazal-ur-Rehman, a senior leader of the main Islamist alliance and opposition leader in the National Assembly, parliament's lower house, told the rally.Rehman said the law is a conspiracy to make Pakistan a "free sex zone".
I don't know what Mr. Rehman is complaining about. Sex outside of marriage is still punishable by 5 years in prison, and adulterers are still allowed to be stoned to death.
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