RAWALPINDI, Nov 30: The Council of Islamic Ideology has supported the government’s move on the Protection of Women’s Rights Bill and termed it a step in the right direction.

During a meeting with President Gen Pervez Musharraf here on Thursday, the CII chairman and members said the law would remove anomalies in the existing laws on women’s rights, and stressed that the process of protecting women's rights should continue.

They said the government should take more initiatives to protect and empower the weakest segment of the society.They said that the council strongly recommended that women should not be kept in jails and the CII would continue to review all laws and make suggestions for improvements.

They said the CII was a recommendatory body and parliament, being the supreme body, has the authority to enact laws.--PPI