Protection of Pakistan Ordinance promulgated

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain today promulgated Protection of Pakistan Ordinance which says that state writ will be established at all costs and describes all elements creating terror and fear as "state enemies".
The Ordinance said that new legislation will be done to steer the country out of difficult situation. It said the law enforcing agencies will have legal cover in performance of their duties.
The Ordinance also said all resources will be utilised to eliminate organised crimes.
The ordinance provides that writ of the state will be established at all costs and the elements creating terror and fear will be considered as enemies of the state.

It said that in areas where civil forces have been deployed for work, any major criminal incident which occurs will be investigated by joint investigation teams.
The government pledged once again that every possible resource and tactic will be summoned to serve the state's mission of reviving peace in the country.

Specifically, the state resolved to not let Afghan immigrants or other foreign nationals be used for terrorist purposes, Express Tribune said.
The ordinance today is another addition to a list of anti-terrorism legislation the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has been introducing in the recent past.
Earlier this month, the President had promulgated another ordinance, which proposed longer detention for suspects and accepted electronic evidences and trials by video links.

The amendments also introduced new witness protection measures and instructed provincial governments "to take necessary steps to ensure that prisoners in jails do not have access to mobile phones.