Burying alive of women condemned

Published September 20, 2008

ISLAMABAD, Sept 19: The newly sworn in youth parliament on Monday condemned the recent burying alive of women in Balochistan.

In second sitting of the Youth Parliament which began in the morning the house on a calling attention notice by Aurangzeb Marri (Sindh) unanimously demanded that the culprits should be brought to justice. The issue was referred to the Youth Parliament committee on Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights.

A press release issued here by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat) said that the Youth Prime Minister Ahmed Ali Babar also announced his cabinet which was sworn in by the speaker youth parliament.

Youth cabinet includes Mudassar Habib, Youth Minister for Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs, Mohmmad Rafifue Wassan, Youth Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Human Rights, Samir Anwar Butt, Youth Minister for Foreign Affairs & Defence, Ms Umme Ammara Hikmat, Youth Minister for Finance, Planning Affairs and Economics, Yawar Hayat Shah, Youth Minister for Information and Zameer Ahmed Malik, Youth Minister for Education, Health and Environment.

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