Showbiz personalities demand PM to legislate bill on domestic violence
Showbiz personalities demand PM to legislate bill on domestic violence
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistani famous showbiz personalities requested Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to get the domestic violence bill passed for protecting women from abuse.
Leading Pakistani actors Mahira Khan and Ayesha Omar, Osman Khalid Butt and other important personalities recently appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan on social media, asking the premier to take the necessary steps to get the Domestic Violence Protection and Prevention Bill, 2021 passed in parliament
While lauding the premier’s latest tweet regarding Noor Mukadam murder case, actress Mahira Khan requested to get the domestic violence bill passed as well
Following the gruesome murder of Noor Mukadam, many people have renewed their call for the bill to be passed. Mahira posted a Twitter appeal to PM Imran and said as long as there aren t any laws in place, women will always be vulnerable to abuse.
— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) August 2, 2021
Actor Ayesha Omar also replied to Mahira s post. Tagging PM Imran, she said, "I second this. This should definitely be a priority right now. This bill needs to be passed and laws put in place. So many women are regularly facing Domestic abuse and it is dismissed as being a personal home matter . Women need to be protected."
— Ayesha Omar (@ayesha_m_omar) August 3, 2021
Many other commented on both posts, seconding their requests to the prime minister to get the bill passed on an urgent basis so that women and children are offered more legal protection from the state.
Actor Osman Khalid Butt, like them, tweeted on the issue and demanded legislation. He briefly tweeted that the bill should be passed and at the same time asked why there was such a delay in reviewing the matter.
— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) August 2, 2021
Apart from the three actors, other personalities also demanded the enactment of laws to end domestic violence, while ordinary people also raised their voices against it.
Earlier, numerous showbiz celebrities condemned Noor’s murder and demanded justice on social media. Many of them also urged relevant authorities to make an example out of rapists and murderers.
It is pertinent to mention here that the bill, which was initially passed by the National Assembly, was referred back to the Lower House of Parliament after the Senate suggested amendments to the law, citing concerns regarding various contents of the bill.
