ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari has thanked President, Dr. Arif Alvi for signing the Zainab Alert Bill into law.
Dr. Shireen Mazari praised the president for signing the bill into law.
Great – after many hurdles the Zainab Alert Bill becomes Law. Thank you President sahab for signing it so promptly. https://t.co/U9A5SoeCTL
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) March 19, 2020
The president in his tweet just shared that he had signed the Zainab Alert Bill into law, an excellent law for a rapid response and recovery in cases of child kidnappings, he added.
According to the president, it will establish a toll-free helpline, lay down a framework for quick police and admin response. It would use and improve upon technology to trace criminals, he added.
The bill is named after a seven-year-old Zainab Ansari who was raped and killed in Kasur. She went missing and her body was found on a pile of garbage. The brutal rape and murder had triggered angry countrywide protests. Zainab’s murderer was hanged in Kot Lakhpat jail the same year.
Read more: National Assembly passes Zainab Alert Bill with majority vote
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