President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday signed the Fair Trial Bill into law, which empowers the security agencies to intercept private communications in order to catch terrorists. Under the new law, intelligence and law enforcement agencies will now be able to tap phone calls, emails, SMS, internet communication and conduct human intelligence of any individual […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday made it clear that there is no room for any delay of the parliamentary elections, the comment will frustrate handful of elements, who are bent upon derailing the democratic process. The government will complete five-year term in mid-March and some ministers have indicated polls could be held in […]
Opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) will strongly oppose the tax amnesty bill and accountability bill in the assembly. Talking to media representatives in Islamabad, Nisar said that the PML-N would not accept those bills and if they would be approved by […]
Dec 22 2012 | Posted in
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The National Assembly has passed a bill, allowing the country’s security agencies to record phones and use e-mails and text messages as proof in trials in terrorism-related cases. Rights groups are concerned at the possible misuse of the legislation, as such laws have always been misused by the state institutions especially when they deal with the […]