SilencedPPC Section 121-A: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860
What this section covers
Official heading: Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121
Conspiracy to wage war against Pakistan or to overawe the government. Invoked in some cases over speeches and online statements against the state.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for life, or up to 10 years, and fine
Part of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), 1860. Pakistan's main criminal code, enacted in 1860 and amended many times since. It defines most crimes and their punishments. The sections tracked here are those reports cite in speech cases: conspiracy and sedition-type offences (121-A, 131), promoting enmity between groups (153-A), statements causing public mischief (505), criminal intimidation (506), and the blasphemy laws (295-A to 298-C).
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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.
1 verified incident whose report cites 121-A. Citations are read automatically from news reports and can be incomplete; inclusion does not verify the allegation.
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Our hearts beat with the families of every missing person: DG ISPR
Source reports an arrest linked to online activity: "In a post shared on his personal Twitter account, the DG ISPR wrote: "Our hearts beat with [the] families of every missing person."