Amid the frenzy surrounding the far-reaching 27th Constitutional Amendment, the National Assembly passed a very important bill on Thursday that may have slipped under the radar — the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2025.
The bill was introduced by PPP MNA Sharmila Faruqui and aims to provide a framework for action in complaints of domestic violence in Islamabad. This follows the passage of a similar law in Sindh in 2013.
The statement of objects and reasons notes a rise in reports of domestic violence in the federal capital and cites Pakistan’s responsibilities as a signatory of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women as reasons for the introduction of the bill.
The legislation protects any “man, woman, transgender person, child,” or
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