Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The Women's
Protection Bill which was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on
15 November 2006 is an attempt to amend the heavily criticized Hudood
Ordinance laws which govern the punishment for rape and adultery in
Pakistan.The Hudood Ordinances, enacted by military ruler Zia ul-Haq in
1979, criminalize adultery and non-marital consensual sex. They also
made a rape victim liable to prosecution for adultery if she cannot
produce four male witnesses to the assault. The chief architects of the
Women's Protection Bill are reported to be former Attorney General
Makhdoom Ali Khan who was responsible for it taking legal shape and the
Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology Muhammad Khalid Masud.