Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that its government is looking forward to pass more legislation to protect women’s rights.
He said that PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had proposed the draft of another bill with the National Assembly Secretariat that dealt with the issue. He further said that the government was discussing laws regarding the right of inheritance for women and reforming the divorce procedure.
He said that the government would never introduce any law that was against the holy Quran and Sunnah. He said
‘The objectives of the legislative process in parliament are to benefit people, resolve their problems and strengthen Islam and Pakistan.’
Adding further, he said that the government has fixed 10% job reservation for women in the federal civil services. Since the native women have started to work in Pakistan Air Force and PIA as pilots. He further stressed the issue of women educating themselves and acquiring skills for economic independence.
