MPA clarifies

Published August 7, 2003

WITH reference to a Dawn’s report on the Punjab Assembly resolution on acid crimes, published on Aug 6, MPA Humaira Awais Shahid has clarified that she belongs to the National Alliance and not the PML-Q. She said that her unanimously-passed resolution, seeking an amendment to the Pakistan Penal Code, falls in the federal domain. It cannot be referred to a committee and will instead be referred to the federal government as a proposal to legislate on acid crimes with stress on the recommendations included in her resolution.

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