Imran Khan challenges Army Act, Official Secrets Act amendments at SC
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday challenged in the Supreme Court (SC) amendments made to the Official Secrets Act and Pakistan Army Act.
As reported, Advocate Shohaib Shaheen filed a petition against recent amendments to the Army Act 1952 under Article 184 of the Constitution of Pakistan on behalf of the former prime minister.
The filed petition lists President and PTI member Dr Arif Alvi, the Government of Pakistan, and the National Assembly as respondents.
The petition prays the court to declare amendments in both laws unconstitutional and annul the same.
The petition lists out the process for a bill to be enacted into law, which requires the approval of the Senate, National Assembly, and finally assent by the President.
It also mentions President Alvi’s tweet, posted on X, formerly Twitter on August 20, 2023, wherein he explicitly states his contention with the amendments enacted into law and denies having signed the two bills.
It further draws the court’s attention to amendments introduced in the Official Secrets Act, which empower “secret agencies to raid and detain any citizen or enter and search any person in any place without obtaining a search warrant from any court of law,” terming them “unethical” and in violation of the Constitution.
