Noor Mukadam case: Crimes against women betrayal of divine and national values, SC says

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasised that, as an Islamic Republic, Pakistan’s constitutional duty was to ensure that society exhibited exemplary behaviour in protecting, honouring and upholding the rights of women, treating any violation of their sanctity as a betrayal of both divine law and national values rather than simply witnessing an escalation in cases of femicide. The observation came in a 12-page detailed judgment to explain why a three-judge bench on June 4 had thrown...

By [email protected] (Nasir Iqbal)