Pakistan Parliament approves chemical castration of rapists

Islamabad: Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes in Pakistan could face chemical castration after Parliament passed a new legislation that aims to speed up convictions and impose tougher sentences.The bill is a response to public outcry against a recent spike in incidents of rape of women and children in the country and growing demands for curbing the crime. The passage of the bill comes almost a year after President Arif Alvi approved the new anti-rape ordinance, calling for the chemical castration of rapists with the consent of the convict and setting up of special courts for speedy trials.