President Arif Alvis did not sign the bills amending the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act into law . Both bills were passed by the Senate and National Assembly and sent to the president for approval a few weeks ago . The amendments in the secrets act have broadened the definitions of military installations and brought digital and modern means of communication into the laws ambit .
According to experts this could bring vloggers and bloggers within the ambit of the law as well . The bill proposes introducing a new offence of unauthorised disclosure of the identities of members of intelligence agencies informants or sources . The proposed law empowers the Federal Investigation Agency FIA and the officials of intelligence agents to investigate suspects for violation of the official Secrets Act .
The law also deals with the admissibility of the evidence and states All material collected during the course of inquiry or investigation including electronic devices data information documents or such other related material which facilitates the commission of any offence shall be admissible .
The Army Act amendment bill paves the way for the punishment of up to fiveyear rigorous imprisonment to any person guilty of disclosing any information acquired in an official capacity that is or may be prejudicial to the security and interest of Pakistan or the armed forces .
It also proposes imprisonment for defamation of the army . The legislation also proposes an offence of . the army chief and bars exservicemen from engaging in politics as well as taking up ventures which could come into conflict with the armys interest.
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