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| March 12, 2003 | Wednesday | Muharram 8, 1424 |
Islamic laws will be brought before PA: Minister challenges ANP
PESHAWAR, March 11: The NWFP government has decided to present the proposed Islamic laws before the provincial assembly to seek elected representatives’ approval for their enforcement.
Talking to newsmen at his office on Tuesday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Malik Zafar Azam said the law department had prepared Islamic version of the laws as identified by the 21-member Nifaz-i-Shariat Council.
“We have finalized the implementation plan. The government will take it to the house for the MPAs’ approval,” he said.
The minister urged people to avoid offering comments on the recommendations of the Nifaz-i-Shariat Council before their approval from the assembly. He hoped that people would welcome the proposals against the cruel tribal traditions.
The council had submitted its final report to the government on Monday, demanding introduction and enforcement of some new laws. It recommended a ban on the tribal custom of swaray under which a killer hands over his female family member(s) to the slain’s family in reconciliation.
He said: “The honour killing is nothing except an act of wilful murder to get one’s enemy killed in the name of honour. We want to bring this ugly tradition to an end.”
The minister reacted sharply to the expulsion of Awami National Party’s MPAs, asking the ANP leadership to furnish proof of horse trading against the thee MPAs before humiliating them.
Referring to the contract system, he said contractual employees would not be deprived of their privileges being enjoyed by them in the past under labour laws. The house committee on the issue was discussing the problems identified by the MPAs, he added.
The contract system, he said, would be made acceptable to contractual employees serving in public and private sectors.
In reply to a question about development schemes, he said Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali during his recent visit to Peshawar had approved Rs100 million for the development of southern districts.
Malik Azam pointed out that successive governments had ignored problems being faced by the people of southern districts. The prime minister’s donation would be spent for the uplift of educational institutions and other civic amenities, he added.
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