TV Series Provokes Pakistan to Mull Women-friendly Laws

The Pakistani government is seriously thinking of amending the Hudood ordinances (laws that govern and define behaviour for women and impose harsh penalties if violated) after a television channel Geo TV launched the series "Zara Sochieye" which means "Just Think". It brought together Islamic scholars, clerics, muftis, and jurists to tackle head-on the question of whether the Hudood Ordinances are divine or man-made. [Article]

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