Senate has approved ‘The Torture and Custodial Death’ Prevention, Punishment Bill 2021’ on Monday (today).
Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani chaired the session of upper house of the parliament which included a number of bills being tabled.
During the Senate session, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman tabled ‘The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill 2021’.
The bill, aimed at preventing the deaths of suspects from while in police custody and protect those in custody from torture, was unanimously approved by the Senate.
The bill also provisions punishment for those responsible for torturing suspects in custody.
A number of bills were tabled during the Senate session including The Constitution Amendment Bill 2021 (Amendment of Article 130), The Constitution Amendment Bill 2021(Amendment of Article 9), The Constitution Amendment Bill 2021(Insertion of Article 38A), The Constitution Amendment Bill 2021(Amendment of Article 89), The China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (Amendment) Bill 2021, The Pakistan Penal Code Amendment Bill 2021 and the Constitution Amendment Bill 2021(Insertion of Article 17A and Amendment of Articles 51 and 106).
