President approves Army Act for tribal areas
Following Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeal, President Mamnoon Hussain Wednesday approved the enactment of Army Act 2015 in the tribal areas of the country.
Court wants SOPs for detention under PPO
Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed provincial authorities to work out a standard operating procedure (SOP) regarding the detention of a person or suspect for 90 days under Protection of Pakistan Ordinance…
They said PPO won’t be misused…
A police constable of Islamabad Police shot and injured the landlord of his house in Saadpur village on Tuesday, and then registered a case under the recently promulgated Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO)…
Hands up in national interest!
Amid Operation Zarb-e-Azb against local and foreign terrorist outfits in North Waziristan Agency, the National Assembly on Wednesday passed a controversial anti-terror law, giving security forces unbridled powers, including shoot-at-sight suspects involved…
Govt succeeds in wooing Senate body on PPO
The PPO is not against any individual or party but it is against the enemies of the state. Other countries have also imposed strict laws to counter terrorists!
NA passes resolution extending PPO for 120 days
Zahid Hamid tells House govt ready to incorporate more amendments proposed by Opp for bill’s unanimous passage Khurshid Shah says PPO a direct attack on fundamental rights of citizens JUI-F members walkout…
Farooq Sattar declares PPO as dictatorial law, vow to oppose it
Senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr Farooq Sattar has declared the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) as a ‘dictatorial law’. Talking to journalists on Sunday, Farooq Sattar alleged that the…
When friend of friend is a foe…
Sindh Assembly fails to condemn PPO as PPP leaves MQM in lurch on controversial anti-terror law The provincial lawmakers from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), which is all set to sit on…
PPO already implemented in Punjab, Sindh, Senate told
ISLAMABAD Karachi special home secretary and Punjab additional secretary on Monday told a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights that the Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) has already been implemented…
PPO moved in Senate amid Opp’s protests
Minister Zahid Hamid says bill changed considerably Raza Rabbani says govt will not allow provision to detain suspects for 90 days and powers for security forces to shoot suspects on sight ANP’s…
Imran, Rasheed vow to oppose PPO
LAHORE Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad met PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday and both vowed to oppose the Pakistan Protection Ordinance. Sources said that during the meeting which took…
PML-N wants its men as PPO special court judges
ISLAMABAD Though the amended Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) 2014 is yet to become a law, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Lawyers Wing president has sought appointment of his ‘beloved’ 35 retired…
Human Rights Watch urges Senate to strike down ‘repressive’ PPO
Criticising the recently passed Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO), the Human Rights Watch on Friday said the law threatens basic rights and freedoms in violation of Pakistan’s international legal obligations. PPO was…
PPO threatens basic human rights: HRW
NEW YORK Criticising the recently passed Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO), the Human Rights Watch on Friday said the law threatens basic human rights. Pakistan’s draft counterterrorism law threatens basic rights and…
NA passes Pakistan Protection Bill in haste
MQM, PPP, PTI, JI, JUI-F join hands against bill, demand opposition be taken into confidence The National Assembly (NA) late on Monday approved the Pakistan Protection Bill 2013, Ordinance No 9 despite…
PPO gets four-month extension
The National Assembly on Thursday granted 120-day extension to the controversial Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) and Anti-Terrorism Ordinance.
The bill seeking extension for the ordinances was presented by Federal Minister Zahid Hamid Khan.
Senate Opp walks out against new anti-terror law
Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada on behalf of Minister of Law, Justice and Human Rights Pervaiz Rashid laid before the House the Protection of Pakistan (Amendment) Ordinance 2014 (Ordinance No 1 of 2014).
Members belonging to opposition benches staged a token walkout from the House over the issuance of the ordinance.
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