Pakistan edges closer to banning domestic violence : Washington Post

The National Assembly Thursday repealed the Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive’s Order No. 24 of 2002), with majority of the vote.The House passed the clause two of the bill further to amend the Constitution (18th amendment) bill, 2010 with 258 votes in favour of the clause.The Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza announced “the Clause-II of the bill is passed with votes not less than two third of the total House,” after conducting vote on it.