S
pecial Committee for Implementation of Anti-Rape (Investiga
tion and Trial)
Ordinance, 2021 is likely to devise mechanism soon in order to curb growing incidents of sexual assault in the country. The Ministry of Law and Justice has constituted a 42-member s
pecial committee for the implementation of the
Ordinance, 2021, headed by Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Barrister Maleeka Bokhari. The second meeting of the committee, which is expected during the current week the s
pecial committee, will discuss and prepare recommendations for the PM’s approval regarding investiga
tion and prosecution of
scheduled offences including the collec
tion and gathering of evidence. Talking to TLTP on Sunday, Islamabad Child Protection Advisory member, Advocate Sharafat A Chaudhry, who is also one of the members of the S
pecial Committee notified under the Anti-Rape
Ordinance, exp
ressed “in case an official does not comply with directions, the s
pecial committee is empowered to refer the matter to the appropriate authority for taking disciplinary ac
tion against the person who disregards the directions.” He said that for the full implementation of the Anti-Rape
Ordinance 2021, the Prime Minister may issue Rules. “Under Section 19 of the
Ordinance, the Prime Minister may prescribe rules, upon the recommendations of the S
pecial Committee, for the purposes of carrying out the purposes of this
Ordinance.”
