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  "id": 6151042,
  "title": "Senate panel passes bill proposing death penalty for perpetrators of acid attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/senate-panel-passes-bill-proposing-death-penalty-for-perpetrators-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T16:26:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2028160/senate-panel-passes-bill-proposing-death-penalty-for-perpetrators-of-acid-attacks"
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  "account": "The Senate Standing Committee on Interior passed a series of criminal law amendments on Monday, including a bill proposing the death penalty for acid attacks. The committee, chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, considered bills related to acid crimes, domestic worker protection, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) safety, anti-rape legislation and consumer protection. Despite opposition from State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudhry, the bills were passed with support from PPP lawmakers. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, moved by Senator Muhammad Abdul Qadir, seeks to amend Section 336B of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) to propose the death penalty for acid attacks, citing recent incidents causing lifelong disfigurement and trauma. The committee also passed the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill, moved by Senator Sarmad Ali, to criminalize the abuse of domestic workers, with penalties ranging from 10 years imprisonment to a fine of Rs500,000 in cases of serious injury or death. Additionally, the committee approved amendments to Sections 286 and 286A of the PPC to criminalize unauthorized LPG transfers, increasing penalties for such offenses. A new bill to make wrongful detention of dead bodies a punishable offence was also passed, with penalties ranging from two years' imprisonment to a fine of Rs1 million for second offences or detention beyond 24 hours. The committee also passed the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) (Amendment) Bill and the Islamabad Consumers Protection (Amendment) Bill.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Monday passed a series of key criminal law amendments, including a bill proposing the death penalty for acid attacks, as it moved to strengthen protections for vulnerable groups and public safety. Chaired by Senator Faisal Saleem Rehman, the committee considered private members’ bills relating to acid crimes, protection of domestic workers,…",
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        "title": "Senate panel passes bill proposing death penalty for perpetrators of acid attacks",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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