FSC issues notices to MoL&J, IG Prisons in ATC amendment case.

ISLAMABAD -- The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Thursday issued notices to Ministry of Law and Justice and to the Inspector General (Prisons) of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan in Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 amendment case.

A bench comprising of Justice Dr. Syed Muhammad Anwer, Chief Justice Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan heard a Human Right application No. 13/I of 2021 wherein the applicant was aggrieved from the amendment inserted in section 21-F in the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997.

The applicant submitted that no remission is being granted to him despite serving rigorous imprisonment and rendering services as per Jail Manual, while under the impugned section of the Act no remission in any sentence shall be allowed to a person, who is convicted and sentenced for any offence.

During the course of...