ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, on Tuesday awarded approval to the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2023. The president approved the bill on the advice of the Prime Minister in the context of Article 75 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The Bill is aimed at amending the Anti-Electronic Crimes Act 2016, Pakistan Penal Code 1860, and Qanun-e-Shahadat 1984 and to discourage all those elements, actions, and activities under the jurisdiction of the earlier acts.