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KP Assembly passes bill: Women in KP can now inherit property
* PPP MPA Noor Sehar tabled the bill
* Move hailed as a victory for women in the province
Staff Report
PESHAWAR: In an unprecedented move Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed Enforcement of Women Ownership Rights Bill, which seeks to ensure provision of rights for women in the inherited property, on Thursday.
Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarian MPA from Swat Noor Sehar had tabled the bill last week, and the House with Deputy Speaker Khush Dil Khan in chair passed it unanimously bringing smile and cheers from the female MPAs who hailed the passage as a victory for women.
Women being the weaker segment of society were deprived of their legal rights of ownership and possession in the property, this practice needs to be curbed, the statement of objects and reasons of the bill read. The bill entitles provision of inherited rights to women in both moveable and immoveable property, devolved upon and vested in woman by way of inheritance, gift, purchase or acquired by her by way of any other legal and Shariah means.
MPA Noor Sehar sought bar on depriving women of her ownership. No person shall abridge, violate, curtail or obstruct the right of ownership or possession of women in inherited property, the bill read.
It offers punishment with imprisonment of up to five years imprisonment and a fine not more than Rs 50,000. Whenever a person is convicted of this offense, the court shall hand over possession of the property to the rightful owner, the bill states.
The pro-women legislation also bound courts to take the decision in such matters within six months and district police shall hand over possession in one month after the court decision. Amendments by the mover, Noor Sehar, were passed and incorporated in the document.
Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said government agrees with the mover of the resolution but the problem is that it is impossible to deploy only female in all the girls schools of the province. He said if the resolution was passed, it would become binding on the government and can create problems.
Iftikhar requested MPA Noor Sehar to withdraw the resolution and extended her assurance that gradually the government will work on the issue.
On Iftikhars request Sehar withdrew her resolution. Later, deputy speaker adjourned assemblys proceedings for today.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
* PPP MPA Noor Sehar tabled the bill
* Move hailed as a victory for women in the province
Staff Report
PESHAWAR: In an unprecedented move Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed Enforcement of Women Ownership Rights Bill, which seeks to ensure provision of rights for women in the inherited property, on Thursday.
Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarian MPA from Swat Noor Sehar had tabled the bill last week, and the House with Deputy Speaker Khush Dil Khan in chair passed it unanimously bringing smile and cheers from the female MPAs who hailed the passage as a victory for women.
Women being the weaker segment of society were deprived of their legal rights of ownership and possession in the property, this practice needs to be curbed, the statement of objects and reasons of the bill read. The bill entitles provision of inherited rights to women in both moveable and immoveable property, devolved upon and vested in woman by way of inheritance, gift, purchase or acquired by her by way of any other legal and Shariah means.
MPA Noor Sehar sought bar on depriving women of her ownership. No person shall abridge, violate, curtail or obstruct the right of ownership or possession of women in inherited property, the bill read.
It offers punishment with imprisonment of up to five years imprisonment and a fine not more than Rs 50,000. Whenever a person is convicted of this offense, the court shall hand over possession of the property to the rightful owner, the bill states.
The pro-women legislation also bound courts to take the decision in such matters within six months and district police shall hand over possession in one month after the court decision. Amendments by the mover, Noor Sehar, were passed and incorporated in the document.
Speaking on the occasion, Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said government agrees with the mover of the resolution but the problem is that it is impossible to deploy only female in all the girls schools of the province. He said if the resolution was passed, it would become binding on the government and can create problems.
Iftikhar requested MPA Noor Sehar to withdraw the resolution and extended her assurance that gradually the government will work on the issue.
On Iftikhars request Sehar withdrew her resolution. Later, deputy speaker adjourned assemblys proceedings for today.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
