PAKISTAN PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 2013

(No. IX OF 2013)
Amendments moved by Dr Arif Alvi NA 250

That in the Bill as reported by the Standing Committee,

i. In the Preamble part of the Ordinance the entire second paragraph starting with the words
AND WHERAS pursuant to the directions of the Honble Supreme Court may be deleted;
Clause 2
ii. In Clause 2 (d) after the words his citizenship of Pakistan, the words through ID card or
with other means including property documents and witnesses etc. may be added;
Clause 3
iii. In Clause 3 after Clause 3(1) another Clause may be added as (1)(a) which states as follows:
(1)(a) -- Reasonable Apprehension that death, grievous hurt, or destruction of
property may be caused by an act, may be based upon:
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(i) Credible prior information about a person, who is identified on site or a suspect
who may be that person and the person either attempts to resist arrest by force
and/or refuses a command to surrender and his action may lead to injury or
death;
(ii) On prior information but without any clear identification of individual/s in an
area who may have been or are going to be involved in the planning,
commission or financing of a terror crime carry out actions as mentioned in (i);
(iii) On appreciation of circumstances on the scene that a person can cause harm
and the situation may lead to serious harm injury or death, a judgment based on
event/s or a sequence of events on site;
(iv) Threatening movement of a person who is in possession of a fire arm or
reaching for a firearm, to target law enforcing personnel or a member of the
public which may lead to serious injury or death;
(v) On prior information or a judgment on site that the person may cause to signal
or personally trigger an explosion which can cause harm or a person assisting in
commission of such a crime that may lead to injury or death.
iv. In Clause 3 (2) (a) after the words reasonable apprehension, the words as described in
Clause (1)(a) be added.
v. In Clause 3 (2) (c) the words any such officer may be deleted and the words In areas where
the Federal Government or the Provincial Government has called Armed Forces in aid of civil
power under Article 245 of Constitution or where any Civil Armed Forces has been called by
the Federal Government or the Provincial Government in aid of civil power under Anti-

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If an officer is ready to shoot and maybe kill a citizen the reasons for the same must be described much more
than a simple reasonable apprehension. Post arrest procedures and how or why to arrest take up 99% of this
document and possible death occupies not even 1%
Terrorism Act 1997, any police officer, a member of the armed forces or civil armed forces,
acting in aid of civil authority may be added.
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Clause 5
vi. In Clause 5 (1) after the words cognizable, the words and non-bailable may be deleted.
vii. In Clause 5 (2) after the words authority, the word of should be deleted and the following
words be substituted led by, and after the word two the word commissioned may be
added
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viii. In Clause 5 (3) after the word agency the words for not more than fifteen days may be
added.
ix. After Clause 5 (5) the whole sentence starting with Provided that for the purposes of this
Ordinance may be deleted.
Clause 6
x. In Clause 6 after the words public order, the words or maintenance of supplies and services
be deleted.
Clause 7
xi. In Clause 7 after the words completion of investigation, the words which shall be done
within thirty days may be added.
xii. In Clause 7 after the words Special Court the following proviso may be added:
Provided that where the investigation is not completed within a period of thirty days, the
Joint Investigation Team shall, within three days after the expiration of said period, forward
through the Public Prosecutor, an interim report under section 173 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure and the Special Court may commence the trial on the basis of such interim
report, unless for reasons to be recorded, the Special Court decides that the trial may not so
commence.
Clause 8
xiii. In Clause 8 (2) after the words any person the following words may be added who is not
more than seventy years of age.
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Clause 11
xiv. In Clause 11 (3) after the words request the Court the word shall be substituted by the
word may.
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Clause 18
xv. In Clause 18 (3) the word fifteen may be substituted by the word thirty.
Schedule
Clause (1)
xvi. In Clause (1) after the words if committed with the the word specific may be added.
xvii. In Clause (1) after the words security of Pakistan the words but shall not include public
safety as such be added.
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Taken from Ordinance 1 of 2014 so that this clause safeguards all other houses in Pakistan
3 Establishes an hierarchy
4 We have recently gone through appointment of aged judges to important positions which required more energy
so we must avoid the same here
5 To avoid NRO like situations
xviii. In Clause (1) after the words the scheduled offences the words and includes other
offences relating to may be deleted.
xix. In Clause (1) the sub clause (i) may be deleted entirely.
xx. In Clause (1) (ii) after the words crimes the words listed in this schedule may be added.
xxi. In Clause (1) (iii) the word arson may be deleted.
xxii. In Clause (1) (iv) the words arson and may be deleted.
xxiii. In Clause (1) (v) after the words attack the word of may be substituted by the word on.
xxiv. In Clause (1) (v) after the words Media the words and other important personalities may be
deleted and the words civilians may be added.
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xxv. In Clause (1) (vii) after the words foreign visitors the words internationally protected
persons may be deleted.
xxvi. In Clause (1) (ix) the word devices and the words or systems may be deleted.
xxvii. In Clause (1) (x) the words lines and poles may also be deleted.
xxviii. In Clause (1) (x) the word including may be substituted by the word and.
xxix. In Clause (1) (xii) after the word facilities all the words starting with and and ending in
tankers may be deleted.
xxx. In Clause (1) (xiii) the word other may be substituted with the word similar.
xxxi. The entire Clause (1) (xiv) may be deleted and substituted with the words Cyber Crimes.
xxxii. In Clause (1) (xix) the word violence against nationals may be deleted and substituted by
the words killing, kidnapping, extortion, assault or attack on Pakistani nationals may be
substituted.
The following amendments should be read together with the above as the Government moved another
Ordinance to further modify the PPO.
ORDINANCE No. 1 of 2014
An Ordinance to
Amend the Pakistan Protection Ordinance 2013
(No. IX OF 2013)
Amendments moved by Dr Arif Alvi

That in the Bill as reported by the Standing Committee,
Clause 2
i. In Clasue 2 (ca) the word Combatant may be added before the word Enemy

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Article 25 (p30) makes all equal and if special provision it is for women and children. Const prohibits any other
special provision in any law
ii. In Clause 2 (ca) after the words waging of war against Pakistan the words or threatens the
security or integrity of Pakistan may be deleted.
iii. In Clause 2 (ca) after the words Pakistan or commits the words or threatens to commit
may be deleted.
iv. In Clause 2 (ca) after the words soil of Pakistan for preparing to commit the word an may
be substituted by the words any such.
v. In Clause 2 (ca) after the words that constitute an offence under the words this law may
be substituted for the words the laws of Pakistan.
vi. After Clause 2 and its Proviso a new Clause 2 (a) be inserted that A citizen of Pakistan may
appeal his detention in the Special Court as constituted in Clause 8 (Establishment of
Special Courts etc. in PPO IX of 2013)
Clause 3
vii. In Clause 3 of 6-Preventive Detention (1) after the word writing the following words may
be added issued by the Secretary Ministry of Interior, or any officer, not below the rank of
BPS-21, specially designated, in this behalf may be inserted.
viii. In Clause 3 of 6-Preventive Detention (4) after the word camps the words mechanisms
for representation against the internment orders be deleted.
Clause 4
ix. In Clause 4 (a) after the words internment center established the words or information
with respect to any detainee, or accused or intern or his whereabouts may be deleted.
x. In Clause 4 (b) after the word Enemy Alien the words or Enemy be deleted.