Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan has written a letter to Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser suggesting that the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 should be sent to the Council of Islamic Ideology to check if the proposed law is or is not “repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam”.

Journalist Ansar Abbasi shared the news on Twitter and congratulated Prime Minister Imran Khan for this step.

Well done PM: On the instructions of PM @ImranKhanPTI Mr Babar Awan today wrote a letter to Speaker NA and suggested to refer the highly controversial Domestic Violence Bill to Council of Islamic Ideology for its consideration in the light of Islamic teachings. pic.twitter.com/uFYth2srkG

— Ansar Abbasi (@AnsarAAbbasi) July 5, 2021

Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’, Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari had asked, “Can someone tell me which clause in the bill is against our religion?”

کوئی مجھے بتا دے کہ ڈومیسٹک وائلس کی روک تھام کے قانون میں کون سی ایسی شق ہے جو ہمارے مذہب کے خلاف ہے. پارلیمنٹ ایسی کوئی چیزمنظور کرہی نہیں سکتی. یہ قانون صرف خواتین کیلیے نہیں ہے مرد بھی اس کا سہارا لے کر کیس کرسکتے ہیں، وفاقی وزیر انسانی حقوق شیریں مزاری pic.twitter.com/F34VYCzojz

— Shahzad Iqbal (@ShahzadIqbalGEO) July 5, 2021

“This law is not only for women but men can also file a case using it,” Mazari added.

Senate passed two key government bills related to human rights last month, which include the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Bill 2021 and the Islamabad Capital Territory Senior Citizens Bill 2021.

Analyst Ansar Abbasi took to his Twitter account to oppose the bill.