Domestic Violence Bill review demanded

Qari Muhammad Hanif Julandhary, Secretary General of Wafaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, has demanded a 'review' of the Domestic Violence Bill from the government, so that a consensus can be achieved on the law before it is presented to the parliament.
He said that Ulema from all schools of thought have opposed some clauses of the bill describing them illogical and unethical. According to him, certain controversial clauses of the bill might destroy the family structure of the Muslim community. "We cannot let the government legalise anti-Islamic values in the name of the so-called women emancipation," asserted Qari Hanif Julandhary.
He expressed his reaction at a time when Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has already asked the government not to pursue the current form of the legislation. According to the JUI-F, it promotes the infusion of 'Western cultural values' in Pakistani society.