Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday criticised Ehteram-e-Ramazan Bill, which was approved by the Senate Standing Committee on Religious affair.
Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari from her Twitter account Tweeted and term ‘Ehteram-e-Ramazan Bill’ as ridiculous, which was approved by the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs.
https://t.co/eiY7UamIfp people r going 2 die from heat stroke &dehydration with this ridiculous law. Not every1 is able. This is not Islam.
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) May 11, 2017
In her tweet, Bakhtawar stated that not anyone could keep from eating or drinking during the month of Ramazan out of dehydration and heat stroke. Hence, she termed this as a ‘ridiculous law’.
According to the Ehteram-e-Ramazan Bill, people who will eat or smoke openly during the month of Ramazan will be fined Rs 500 and a 3-month imprisonment.
TV channels or cinema houses will be fined a sum of Rs 500,000 or more if they violate the law.
