Of course, if any cases have been finalized, sentences may be executed, but there lies the problem. Anyone chemically castrated will return to the status quo if the chemical is stopped because the covering ordinance expires. Anyway, chemical castration has never before been used a punishment, and where it is in vogue, it is merely a condition of release on probation. The most fruitful government intervention would come by ensuring that victims come to the police. However, if the government posts officers who persist in victim-shaming, as the CCPO Lahore did after his initial outburst in the Motorway rape, rape will not be deterred, no matter how many laws are temporarily promulgated.

Source: Pakistan Today November 25, 2020 15:33 UTC