Mumbai, Nov 12: Chairman of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has received a letter from one of its members to propose a bill for the protection of the men’s right, The Dawn newspaper reported. Pakistan’s CII is a constitutional body which advises the Pakistani legislature on “whether or not a certain law is repugnant to Islam”. On November 14, the CII will debate the subject of Pakistani men’s rights and their protection, said CII member Sahibzada Zahid M Qasmi on Saturday. Qasmi had requested CII Chairman Maulana Mohammad Sheerani to include the topic on men’s protection from women as a part of the topics of discussion. Also Read - Inspired by Sushant Singh Rajput, Pakistani Man Buys Land On Moon For His Wife As Wedding Gift

“Some women in Pakistan torture men, and force them out of their houses… Islam grants rights to men as well and in this society those rights are being violated,” Qasmi wrote to Sheerani. Reportedly, Qasmi said that the topic would be included in its next meeting, after council discussed subject of protecting men from women. Also Read - India's NSA Ajit Doval Walks Out of SCO Meet as Pakistan Presents 'Fictitious Map' Showing Jammu and Kashmir as Its Own

Qasmi said that after women protection bill was passed, he was contacted by men who said that they should also be given their rights like women. He was quoted saying,”Some women call their brothers, fathers and other relatives to take violent measures against their husbands. In various districts of Punjab, several cases have come forth where men’s nails have been pulled out or their hands and feet have been cut off. These cases have been lodged in various police stations.” Also Read - Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan Shells Mortars in Poonch District Along LoC, Indian Army Retaliates

Qasmi said that the government of Punjab had, earlier this year, passed a bill protecting women from all kind of violence after which the requests for the need of a similar law arose from men. Qasmi was quoted saying, “If a man forces his wife out of the house, there are shelter homes available for her to go to. But the state has made no such provisions for men.” (ALSO READ: Slightly beating wife accepted under Shariah, says Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology’s new bill)

The Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016 was made law in the Pakistani province of Punjab on February 29. The Act’s provisions included creation of shelters, and toll-free hot line for women to report ill-treatment. Reportedly, in 2013 around 5,800 cases of crimes against women were reported.

Muhammad Naeem, the head of Karachi’s Jamia Binoria, one of Pakistani’s largest Sunni Muslim seminaries said that the law was described as an attempt to “change religious and national values in the name of protecting women,” and a “tragedy that is of great concern”.