The Senate on Monday passed three bills including the Guardians and Wards (Amendment) Bill 2020, giving mothers the right of custody of minors in case of separation between parents. Senator Farooq H Naek moved the bill to amend the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 The Guardians and Wards (Amendment) Bill, 2020, saying that although superior courts were already extending the right of custody to mothers it was not in the legislative form.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan suggested the House to incorporate the recommendations of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in the proposed amendment to make it more effective. He was of the view that the Ulema from all schools of thought had representation in the CII, so their recommendations should be incorporated to avoid any hurdle in smooth READ MORE