Pakistan children ‘grow up faster than others because of spicy food’

“Yet it is being blocked because of an unscientific theory that children
here mature faster.” The bill was drafted almost three years ago but
has yet to gain cabinet approval because of the objections.

For now, that means child sex abuse and pornography are not covered by
Pakistan’s criminal law.

In a written submission, the Ministry of Law and Justice said that under
Sharia law, children become adults at the onset of puberty which varied
under a range of factors making it impossible to increase the age for
criminal responsibility.

“It can be well understood that attainment of maturity of understanding
depends on social, economic, climatic, dietary and environmental factors,
that’s why a child in our subcontinent starts understanding nature and
consequences of his/her conduct much earlier than a child in the west
specially because of general poverty, hot climate, exotic and spicy food
which contribute towards speedy physical and mental growth of the child,”
it said.

The ministry also claimed that raising the age would allow young, would-be
suicide bombers to escape punishment.

Mr Khokhar said he had written to Rehman Malik, the Interior Minister, asking
him to think again.

“These very young children are victims and should not be treated as
criminals we have rehabilitation centres for them,” he added.

No one from the Interior Ministry was available for comment.

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