Pak Prez approves new law for speedy trials, castration of rapists
Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Tuesday signed a new anti-rape law, which allows chemical castration of rapists and speeding up of rape convictions. The law requires special fast-track courts to conclude the trials of alleged rapists and issue verdicts within four months. The move follows outcry over the gang rape of a woman in front of her children in September.