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FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2018 file photo, released by Press Information Department, Pakistan's President Arif Alvi speaks to journalists prior to departing to Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, Alvi issued a much-awaited new law requiring the establishment of special courts to speedily conclude trials of people charged with raping women or children, a move hailed by rights activists. The law must be endorsed by Parliament to remain in effect. It also prohibits the disclosure of the identity of rape victims. (Press Information Department via AP, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2018 file photo, released by Press Information Department, Pakistan's President Arif Alvi speaks to journalists prior to departing to Turkey, in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, Alvi issued a much-awaited new law requiring the establishment of special courts to speedily conclude trials of people charged with raping women or children, a move hailed by rights activists. The law must be endorsed by Parliament to remain in effect. It also prohibits the disclosure of the identity of rape victims. (Press Information Department via AP, File)

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