Express Tribune: The provincial assembly decided on Thursday to refer to its Standing Committee on Women’s Development to probe the allegations that Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy did not fulfill her commitments to an acid attack survivor.
The house decided to summon all stakeholders in the matter to the committee’s next meeting.
The PA session resumed on Thursday at 12:08pm instead of the scheduled time of 10am and was chaired by Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan.
Sajida Mir, a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) member rose a point of order and asked the speaker to form a committee to probe the allegations against Chinoy.
She said Rukhsana Bibi had reconciled with her husband and they were black mailing Chinoy.
Sheikh Alauddin, a Unification Bloc member, on Wednesday had moved an adjournment motion claiming Chinoy had promised Rukhsana Bibi Rs3 million, a home in Multan and free plastic surgery for her face to work in the Oscar winning documentary, Saving Face. The house had expressed sympathy with Rukhsana Bibi and suggested that she move a court.
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It is with painful heart that One has to say that Ms Chinoy has not done any positive think to enhance the honor and prestige of the country or Pakistani nation. Her documentary, even its title,’Saving Face’
convey negative meaning. It gives bad name to country and the people as most inhuman and cruel to women. Ever since given Oscard award, we note in newspapers that more frequent incidents of Tezab-throwing are taking place.The very existence of such abhorent documents will become one day a source of permanent
humiliation and insulting. One wishes all benefits/awards announced at once on hearing the news of Chinoy of getting the Oscar awaed must be cancelled.