President Alvi seeks removal of Secretary Waqar Ahmed
- 21-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: A day after President Dr Arif Alvi denied signing Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act, the President’s Secretariat on Monday said the services of Secretary Waqar Ahmed were “no more required”, ARY News reported. “In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s Secretariat has written a letter to Principal Secretary to […]
Official Secrets Act: Special court constituted for hearings
- 21-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: Special court has been constituted in Islamabad to hear cases under Official Secrets Act, ARY News reported on Monday. ATC Judge Abu Al-Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain has been appointed as the judge of the special court, who will hear the cases under the Official Secrets Act from across the country. It has been confirmed the […]
PPP, PML-N demand President Alvi’s resignation over bill rejection claim
- 20-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday demanded resignation of President Dr Arif Alvi after the latter denied signing bills amending the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act, ARY News reported. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), PML-N leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar termed the president’s […]
President Alvi signs Army Act amendment, Official Secrets Act bills
- 19-Aug-2023
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Saturday signed the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and Pakistan Army Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, ARY News reported. Both the bills were passed by the parliament during the tenure of the coalition government and were sent to President Alvi for ratification. Army Act Bill According to the contents of the […]
Federal cabinet okays amending Official Secrets Act
- 26-Jul-2023
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the plan to amend the Official Secrets Act 1923 to modify the law in accordance with the modern-day needs, citing sources, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired the federal cabinet session today in which key decisions were taken including the approval for amending the Official […]