Castrating rape convicts is un-Islamic: Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology

Islamabad: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has called the castration of rape convicts as "un-Islamic".

According to a notification issued on Wednesday, the CII termed chemical castration punishment for the rape convict as un-Islamic and also urged the government to suggest more effective punishments in this regard, ARY News reported.

The CII has also decided to write letters to multiple boards of seminaries- wifaq ul madaris- and higher education commissions to hold debates over rising incidents of sexual assault.

The notification has been issued after a two-day session of the CII, wherein discussions were held on incidents of sexual harassment reported from seminaries, universities, and institutes of Islamic education.

In 2020, Pakistan President Arif Alvi had passed anti-rape ordinance 2020 to give strict punishments to sex offenders including chemical castration.

Last year in November, Prime Minister Imran Khan had approved, in principle, a law for the chemical castration of rapists.

According to Geo TV, the decision was made during a federal cabinet meeting wherein the law ministry presented a draft of the anti-rape ordinance. The draft included increasing women’s role in policing, fast-tracking rape cases and witness protection. (UNI)