five rivers of Punjab Pakistan

*Five Rivers of Pakistan*

Mainly *five rivers* that pass mostly through the *Punjab province*; therefore the name *'Punjab' — 'panj'* meaning *five* and *'aab'* meaning *water*. The five rivers of Pakistan are *Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sultej*.

1. *Indus*

Indus river is the *longest river* in Pakistan, With a total length of *3,180 kilometres*.

Indus River originates from the *Tibetan plateau* near *Lake Mansarovar*.

*Tarbela Dam* is built on the *Indus river* opened in *1976*.

2. *Jhelum*

River Jhelum is nearly *774 kilometres* long and is the *tributary of River Chenab*. Jhelum originates from the south-eastern part of *Kashmir valley*.

*Mangla dam* was constructed in *1967* is on river Jhelum.

3. *Chenab*

Chenab flows through *Jammu and Kashmir*. It is then joined by the Jhelum River at *Trimmu*. Chenab River is nearly *960 kilometres* long.

4. *Ravi*

River Ravi *originates in the Himalayas*. River Ravi is nearly *720 kilometres* long. It's also called *'The river of Lahore'* since the city of *Lahore* is located at *Ravi's eastern bank*.

5. *Sutlej*

Sutlej is located north of the *Vindhya Range*, south of the HinduKush segment of the Himalayas, and east of the Central Sulaiman Range in Pakistan. Some *550 kilometres* long, Sutlej is also called as the *"Red River"*.

Anti Honor Killing Bill in Pakistan

Anti Honor Killing and Anti Rape Laws

In October 2016, The joint sitting of both houses of parliament on Thursday finally passed two key pro-women bills, The Anti-Honour Killing Laws (Criminal Amendment Bill) 2015 and the Anti-Rape Laws (Criminal Amendment Bill) 2015

A series of tragic events reinvigorated efforts for the passage of these bills, but efforts were stalled as the Committee of the Joint Sitting on Bills struggled to win over the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI). Both considered it to be against tenets of Islam.

Anti honour killing Bill:

If a woman is murdered in the name of honour by a close family member, they will be liable to strict punishment even if they are pardoned by another family member.

directs judges to sentence someone accused of an honour-killing to a life-term in prison, whether the victim’s immediate family forgives the culprit or not.

Anti Rape Bill:

The most significant provision of this bill is the fact that it gives legal cover to the collection and use of DNA evidence to prove that rape has been committed.

This flies in the face of a ruling by the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), which had held in 2013 that DNA evidence could not be considered as primary evidence in rape cases, though it could be used as supporting evidence.

“Parliament has asserted its authority over the CII through this law,” Mr Babar told Dawn after the session.

The bill makes amendments to Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898 and the Qanun-i-Shahadat Order 1984, some of which are quite ground-breaking.

it holds officers who may sabotage or disregard the investigation to account by stipulating three years in prison, a fine, or both for those who do not pursue an inquiry diligently.

Anyone who rapes a minor or a mentally or physically disabled person will be liable for the death penalty or life imprisonment.

same punishment is prescribed if a public servant such as police officer, jailer or medical officer takes advantage of their position to commit rape.

trials for offences such as rape and related crimes shall be conducted in-camera and also allows for the use of technology such as video links to record statements of the victim and witnesses, to spare them the humiliation or risk entailed by court appearances.

media has also been barred from publishing or publicising names

deletes provisions in the Qanun-i-Shahadat (law of evidence) relating to questioning the character of the rape victim, so that sex workers are not excluded from the law’s protection.