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ISLAMABAD: The Anti -Terrorism Act (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday dispatched the National Assembly with a majority vote, which restored the 90 -day detention powers to law enforcement agencies.
This law already exists, but its expansion expires because it is subject to the sunset clause, which allows for a limited authenticity of a law.
The bill was transferred by the Minister of State for Home Affairs Talul Chaudhry at a meeting today to further amend the Anti -Terrorism Act 1997. [The Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024].
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (Joy F) legislator Aaliyah Kamran made a separate amendment, trying to send an ATA amendment bill to the Islamic Ideology Council (CII).
However, the amendment received the support of only 41 members and the majority of lawmakers rejected it, forcing Joy F legislators to walk out in protest.
Later, the House read the bill through a clause by a clause.
Earlier, the Lower House had adopted the motion to consider 59 in favor and against it with 125 votes on the bill.
The bill, the statement of the bill, states that the current security situation requires a strong response that is beyond the current legal framework.
The first amendment of Section 11Eee of Act Abed needs to re -enter the government, armed forces and civilian armed forces to empower national security with the authority necessary to detain a particular threat.
These clauses will allow the prevention of suspects on the basis of credible information or reasonable doubts, which disrupts the terrorist plots before being hanged.
It will also provide Leg legal backing of more effective acts against terrorism.
This will facilitate the use of Joint Investigation Teams (JITS), which consists of members of various law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies, to conduct a comprehensive inquiry and submit a viable intelligence.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) supported the federal government’s proposed amendment to the ATA.
However, in his speech, the opposition members of the opposition, Maulana Fazller Rehman, strongly opposed the bill in his speech, besides asking the government to ask why it failed to end terrorism in 25 years.
In addition, Pakistan Tehreek -e -Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan termed the law a violation of the basic provisions of the constitution of Pakistan.
Federal Minister for Law and Justice Nazir Tarar has supported the bill, saying that the government has the power to legislate for public discipline and security, emphasizing that the law needs to be presented to any arrested person within 24 hours.
He noted that the Constitution allows the detention for 90 days and there are procedures for judicial review. Tarhar also remarked that PPP’s Syed Naveed Qamar had proposed amendment which the government accepted.
Qamar also addressed the NA session in which he noted that legislation has been made in light of the current national situation, but has been warned against misuse, warning that no one should be detained only for personal dislikes.
He said that some provisions have been removed from the bill and action will be taken only where there is evidence of terrorism to help strengthen the situation in the affected areas.
The National Assembly also approved two more bills, including the National School of Public Policy (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as the relevant Standing Committees said.
The bills were transferred to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazil Chaudhry and Petroleum Ali Prose in the House, respectively.
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