SilencedATA Section 6: Terrorism
Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997
What this section covers
Official heading: Terrorism
Defines 'terrorism', including acts designed to coerce or intimidate the government or public, or to advance a religious, sectarian or ethnic cause. Used alongside blasphemy and anti-state charges.
Part of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. Pakistan's main counter-terrorism law. It defines terrorism broadly (section 6), sets its punishments (section 7) and sends such cases to special anti-terrorism courts.
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Official text
The official consolidated text, published by the Ministry of Law and Justice on Pakistan Code:
Recent incidents citing this law
The following verified cases are currently mapped on Silenced under this law.
4 verified incidents whose report cites Section 6. Citations are read automatically from news reports and can be incomplete; inclusion does not verify the allegation.
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DIG, two SSPs among 45 booked for Umerkot doctor’s murder
KARACHI/MIRPURKHAS: A day after an inquiry committee concluded that blasphemy suspect Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar was killed in a “staged” encounter, police on Friday registered a murder case against a DIG, two SSPs, as many clerics and 40 others at the Sindhri police station. Officials said that the FIR was registered on the complaint of high court lawyer and victim’s brother-in-law Mohammed Ibrahim Kunbhar against DIG Javed Jiskani, then SSP-Mirpurkhas Asad Chohadhry, the SSP-Umerkot Asif Raza Baloch, CIA-Mirpurkhas, SHO-Sindhri and those who instigated people against the blasphemy…
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SHC issues notice to defence secretary for not appearing in ‘enforced disappearance’ case
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court has issued a show-cause notice to defence secretary over his failure to appear in the court in a missing person’s case.
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SHC summons defence secretary in ‘enforced disappearance’ case of SU student
HYDERABAD: The Sindh High Court, Hyderabad circuit, on Thursday summoned the federal defence secretary and Hyderabad DIG to appear in court on Aug 28 in person with a comprehensive report regarding the case of Sarwaich Nohani, a Sindh University student who was allegedly arrested by CIA almost four years ago and has…
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Riots erupt as Mirpurkhas vet booked in blasphemy case
Mirpurkhas police on late Monday registered a blasphemy case against a veterinary doctor in Phuladiyon and took him into custody. The doctor, who is from the Hindu community, was accused of blasphemy after a man alleged that he had provided medicines wrapped in paper that he claimed "had Quranic verses printed on them".