PTI moves SC against Army Act, Official Secrets Act amendments

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)  Chairman on Saturday challenged the amendments made to the Official Secrets Act and Pakistan Army Act in the Supreme Court (SC).

Advocate Shoaib Shaheen filed a petition against recent amendments to Army Act 1952 under Article 184 of the Constitution of Pakistan on behalf of the PTI chairperson.

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The petition contends that the new clauses are in violation of human rights.

President and PTI member Dr Arif Alvi, the Government of Pakistan and the National Assembly have been listed as respondents in the petition, which prays the court to declare amendments in both laws unconstitutional and annul the same.