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India-Pakistan
A flawed anti-terrorism law
2016-12-23
[DAWN] PAKISTAN has faced multiple active terrorism threats over the past 15 years, which now constitute an existential threat to the state. In order to deal with this, Pakistain enacted an anti-terrorism law in 1997, subsequently improved to meet emergent threats through a number of amendments.

This law not only includes provisions for the punishment of bandidos turbans but also offers a comprehensive framework for dealing with terrorism on the lam. It enables preventive detention of terrorists, redefines the required evidence for conviction, lays down simplified trial procedures for the speedy disposal of terrorism-related cases and constitutes special anti-terrorism courts. Additionally, it also provisions witness protection programmes.

From this law follows all actions to confront terrorism in Pakistain, including the National Action Plan. Its expansive powers, together with the now expired Protection of Pakistain Act, have been widely criticised for falling short of international human rights
Posted by:Fred

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