"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN)Under a new law perpetrators of so-called "honor killings" can no longer walk free in Pakistan if pardoned by the victim's family.
The bill, which failed to gain traction when it was first introduced in March, passed unanimously in both houses of parliament on Thursday.
"A vicious circle has now come to an end," Senator Farhatullah Babar told CNN. Now, a killer will face a minimum sentence of 25 years in jail, Barbar said. "No murderer will be able to walk away free even if his parents or family members forgive him for killing his sister, wife or mother in the name of 'honor.'"
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