Pakistan authorises interior secretary to prosecute offences against the state
13 Dec 2020
Tariq Butt, Correspondent
The government has approved new measures that empowered the interior secretary to register sedition cases against those involved in maligning State and its institutions.
The move came amid heightened protest of the 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) with its leaders claiming that the measure was meant to target them.
The federal cabinet has authorised the interior secretary to register prosecution for offences against the state” on behalf of the central government.
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After this approval, the complaints in all such cases would now be lodged by the interior secretary on behalf of the federal government and there would be no need to send the concerned summary for sanction of the cabinet every time.
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ISLAMABAD:
Amid political bickering against the backdrop of the opposition’s anti-government movement, the federal cabinet on Saturday approved new measures that empowered the interior secretary to register sedition cases against those involved in maligning state and its institutions.
Key federal ministers and sources in different ministries confirmed the development, saying that the federal cabinet has authorised the interior secretary to register “prosecution for offences against the state” on behalf of the federal government.
With the approval, officials said on condition of anonymity, complaints in all such cases would now be lodged by the interior secretary on behalf of the federal government and there would be no need to send summary for approval to the cabinet every time.
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