The National Assembly’s standing Committee on Law and Justice approved chemical castration for sexual crimes as proposed in Criminal law bill 2020. The National Assembly’s body on law approved the Anti Rape (investigation and trial) Bill 2020, aimed at changing the definition of rape and Criminal law amendment bill 2020 ensuring exemplary punishments for habitual rapists; chemical castration. It was moved by Minister of Law and Justice Mr. Muhammad Farogh Naseem.
Under the Law a special Court, Anti rape cell and special Committee would be set up to deal with rape cases. The Purpose of the amendment is to provide speedy justice to the victims and giving strict punishment to the offenders by substituting the Section 375 of the Pakistan Penal code.