Pak rape law changes okayed
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday signed into law a bill amending the country's Islamic rape legislation, despite protests by religious parties, a government minister said.
The bill places rape laws under Pakistan's British-influenced penal code and scraps harsh conditions that required victims to produce four male witnesses and exposed them to prosecution for adultery if they were unable to prove the crime.
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