Pakistan President approves new, strict anti-rape law

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has signed the country’s new anti-rape ordinance into law which hopes to fastrack sexual assault related offences against women and children.
The ordinance was first put forth by Prime Minister Imran Khan and was passed by the Federal Cabinet on Nov 24 after public outrage following the gang-rape of a woman outside the city of Lahore.
The law will go into effect immediately. However, The Parliament will be given three months to ratify the law.  What the law means   Special courts will be set up which must reach a verdict in four months since the beginning of the trial. It will also establish special anti-rape cells across the country to conduct initial investigations and medical examination within six hours after a police complaint is filed.  Speaking of medical examination, it will also abolish the invasive two-finger virginity testing that was used to assess the victim’s sexual history. The law also made revealing the name of a sexual assault victim a punishable offence.
It will also create the country’s first national sex offender’s registry and chemical castration will be considered a punishment for repeat offenders.