Hadood laws and PPP

In the recent times the inaction and lack of direction on part of PPP was a major disappointment for me and people of Pakistan. However, not breaking away from its usual lack of direction the political front, PPP has taken a principled stand on Women Protection Bill and the strategy so far seems perfect. A lot of people will call such thing s sell-out but it should not stop party from standing for the right cause.

PPP has long been a supporter of amendments to injust Hadood Laws and the bill approved by Select Committee, though short of party demands, provided relief to women and was a step in the right direction. For this reason, PPP supported it unconditionally despite the continuous victimization of party workers and leaders. In standing for a principled position, either of the two outcomes is a Win-Win for party. If the legislation goes through as per Select Committee recommendations, PPP and women of Pakistan have won a major battle in the long fight for justice and if the Govt. yields to the pressure of MMA (which it seems is the case) the Govt's real image of pseudo moderation will be exposed.

It also reveals that amongst all the victimization and efforts to corner it, there is a party that has the courage to stand for issues and principles and I salute the spirit of PPP for this despite my reservations about the mellowed and not so daring resistance to the military regime.

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