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September 16, 2020

Govt moves amendment bill in NA: Ridiculing armed forces, personnel to be a crime

Govt moves amendment bill in NA: Ridiculing armed forces, personnel to be a crime ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday introduced the Criminal Law Bill 2020 in the National Assembly to make intentional ridiculing and defaming the armed forces as a punishable crime.According to an insertion 500A in the Pakistan Penal Code Act 1860, whosoever intentionally ridicules, brings into disrepute or defames the armed forces...