Those criticizing the judiciary and system should remember we have
Qisas and Diyat Laws in Pakistan.
that is a person can pay compensation to the victim and get away with it. These laws need reforming and for that a majority hold of honest people that have not been bought by horse trading in Senate (Senate makes or amends these laws) is required other than the parties that have ruled Pakistan in the past as they have had members benefiting from it. Till then incidents like these will happen we will show our disgust and forget till the next episode.
Shahzeb Khan and several other cases in Sindh are prime examples, some years ago a protocol vehicle of MNS ran over a kid yet nothing happened and we forgot.
Changes are already being made in case of rape soon hope we will amend laws for such criminals too.
Child killed in Lalamusa by cars in Nawaz Sharif's motorcade
Nawaz calls deceased boy 'the first martyr' of his struggle, promises to visit the victim's home, offer help.
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Quetta traffic policeman run over by Balochistan MPA: police
PkMAP MPA confesses to running over official; police say law will take its course if no settlement reached with family.
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Here is the situation that currently prevails in the Land of the Pure. Tomorrow, in a fit of anger or passion, or even as part of a deliberate plan, I could
nation.com.pk
" First introduced in 1990 through an ordinance by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan in 1990, and subsequently enshrined in law through an act of parliament passed by the PML government of Nawaz Sharif in 1997, the Qisas and Diyat laws apply to all offences against the human body and have two main effects; firstly, they ensure that crimes against the body (such as murder or rape) are strictly assumed to involve individuals, meaning that the state and society cannot be party to any proceedings relating to these crimes, and secondly, the victims of such crimes, or their heirs, can reach private settlements with the accused, allowing for the payment of compensation or even outright forgiveness to take the place of the kinds of punishment that might otherwise be imposed by a court. "