President Gen Pervez Musharraf ordered immediate release of all women prisoners

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Musharraf orders for immediate release of women prisoners involved in crimes other than terrorism, murder



Sunday July 02, 2006 (0305 PST)


ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf has ordered for immediate release of all women prisoners involved in the crimes other than murder, robbery and terrorism.


The decision was taken in a high level meeting held in President camp office Rawalpindi on Saturday.
Besides Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, PML President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, secretary general Mushahid Hussain, information minister Mohammad Ali Durrani, minister of state for information, Tariq Azeem, law minister Wasi Zafar, minister for women development Sumaira Malik, minister for tourism, Ms Neelofar Bakhtiar, senior advisor to the president Sharif ud Din Pirzada, attorney general Makhdoom Ali Khan, minister for religious affairs, Ejaz Ul Haq and chairman Council of Islamic Ideology, Khalid Masood also attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed the matters related to amendments in Hudood Ordinance, law reforms package and grant of relief to women prisoners in the jails.
President reiterated that government believed in provision of inexpensive and speedy justice to the people. Prompt steps should be taken in this respect, he stressed.
The President on the recommendation of ministry of women development issued orders for immediate release of women prisoners from the jails who are not involved in the cases of robbery, murder and terrorism. He directed the law ministry to finalize all legal process till Monday in this respect.
President will promulgate ordinance in this regard, which will come to effect immediately. Under this ordinance, relief would be provided to the women prisoners.
Aboud Hudood Ordinance the president stressed that the Council of Islamic Ideology should bring amendment in it with consensus, which are compatible with Islamic law and values. Hudood ordinance was authored by one man and it can be changed. However, it should not be abused.
President asked the council of Islamic ideology to take along all the school of thoughts and then amendment be made with consensus opinion.
President also issued directives to end the discriminatory law against the women and directed the government to go for comprehensive and effective legislation in this connection.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the meeting that government was working in effective manner to integrate women folk to national mainstream and bringing to end the outmoded and archaic customs.
Law minister Wasi Zafar told after the meeting that formal approval has been accorded to the law reforms package in the meeting. This will be enforced in the form of ordinance and public opinion will also be sought on it. It may be recalled that the package is under active consideration of NA standing committee on law and justice. End.

 

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Wht you think is it a right decision?.

Do you think its gonna help women.Do u think this decision is taken to eleminate discrimination against women???

 

[A.Rahman]

what about releasing men?

 

[Officer of Engineers]

And leave the safety of the jail with all those women waiting outside?

 

[Neo]

Wht you think is it a right decision?.

No! Criminals are criminals regardless their gender.

Do you think its gonna help women.

Wouldn't know how?

Do u think this decision is taken to eleminate discrimination against women???

Its rather a political stunt for the parties to bank 'female' votes .

 

[Muradk]

Wht you think is it a right decision?.

Do you think its gonna help women.Do u think this decision is taken to eleminate discrimination against women???

I dont know if it is going to help women but it will be good for the children who are living in the jails with there mothers.

 

[Averroes]

I think those women (who havent committed terrorism, murder, or any major crime that would lead her to become a serious threat to society) with toddlers should be released. They were put in there for a reason, lest we forget.

President also issued directives to end the discriminatory law against the women and directed the government to go for comprehensive and effective legislation in this connection.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the meeting that government was working in effective manner to integrate women folk to national mainstream and bringing to end the outmoded and archaic customs.

Sounds good.

 

[Spring Onion]

Yes i agree with Neo, Officer, Murdak

i think working for the women rights is good but to let all the criminal women free is not a realistic approach.

i would like to share my own experince last week i visited the Central Jail Peshawar Women Prison to distribute some medicines and neccesary items needed by women there.
hence i got the chance to listen to them and have inside stories and believe you me there are women there who had done a crime literaly.

Some were in Hudood Ordinence most of them Afghani women and they also charged with women traficking for prostitution.
Believe me they were no way looking any innocent, they as happy there as anything could moreover they get what they need,

(im working on an article on this so cudnt put up more info here)

There wr also good number of women who had been caught for drug traficking and i had collected the info they had done that.

So i dont think so they should be released yes we can do one thing and that is to provide the poor ones with better healthcare and legal assitance.