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Higher penalty for women?s harassment approved

Source: Dawn

In a rare show concern for women without a dissent, the National Assembly unanimously passed a bill on Wednesday to provide for a higher punishment for their sexual harassment, expanding the definition of the crime to facilitate prosecution. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, which must be passed...

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