MURDER OF PAKISTANI MINISTER ZILL-E-HUMA

Early day motion 980, tabled 26 February 2007 by Kerry McCarthy (Labour). Signed by 90 members.

That this House congratulates the government of Pakistan for making significant moves in ensuring that women are better represented in democracy and politics; notes that over 21 per cent. of the members of the national assembly are women, a figure significantly higher than in the British Parliament; expresses deep regret at the news of the brutal slaying of the provincial minister Zill-e-Huma by a lone fanatic in the Punjab province; expresses its heartfelt sympathies to the family of Zill-e-Huma and to the government of Pakistan; and hopes that this senseless bloodshed will only strengthen the resolve of the government and people of Pakistan to continue working towards a society where women are afforded justice and equality and their rightful place in politics and public life.

Signatures by party: Labour 57, Liberal Democrat 19, Conservative 7, DUP 2, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.