Tag Archives: Legislators divided over proposed law on ‘ridiculing institutions’

ISLAMABAD: Due to opposition by leaders within the ruling alliance, the fate of proposed legislation seeking up to five-year imprisonment for scandalising or ridiculing the Pakistan Army and judiciary hangs in the balance. They termed the proposed amendments to the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against basic human rights and demanded such protection and …

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