ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker Asad Umar has said the government will make efforts for Zainab Bill to be passed in Senate at earliest. In a media statement, Asad Umar said Zainab bill will pave way for passing other related legislation. He announced that all political parties had voted in favour of the Zainab Alert Bill when it was tabled in the National Assembly (NA). In accordance with our law and religion, the death sentence is given to the culprit involved in a murder.”“Political parties had opposed the death sentence. The government and opposition have unanimously passed Zainab Alert bill which will pave the way to penalise culprits in crimes against children from 10-14 years to life imprisonment.

Source: Pakistan Today January 24, 2020 16:41 UTC