Feb 4, 2012 ~ Public View

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Rehman Malik admits weak Anti-Terrorism Act allowing banned organisations’ continued activities

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Islamabad, Feb 4 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has stressed the need for improving a law to control activities of banned organisations. The Daily Times quoted Malik, as saying that the delay in approval of an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act was the main reason behind banned outfits’ holding rallies across the country. He was replying to a point of order raised by Sheikh Waqas Akram of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and Sahibzada Fazal Karim of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). Malik said that revamping of laws was the solution, but an amendment bill had been lying with the Senate standing committee for the past two years. Earlier, Akram said that Rehman Malik had lied before the cabinet committee that the provincial government was responsible for the rallies...

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