Anti-terrorism Laws in Pakistan – NACTA – National Counter Terrorism Authority NACTA Pakistan

Counter-terrorism and counter-extremism are multi-pronged drives which range from kinetic anti-terror operations leading to arrest and prosecution of terrorists to countering financing of terrorism and developing soft interventions aimed at reducing the appeal of extremism. Therefore countering terrorism cannot be covered through a single piece of legislation nor a single agency. The various laws (and their relevant implementing agencies) that are meant to deal with various aspects of anti-terrorism and counter-extremism are listed below in chronological order for ease of reference.

NACTA:

NACTA Act

ATA:

Anti Terrorism Act, 1997

State Bank of Pakistan:

Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947
Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962

Police, Armed Forces, FIA:

Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016

Loud Speaker Act:

Loud Speaker Act

S	NAP Agenda Item	Current Status
1.	Death Sentence to Convicted Terrorists	484 Executions
2.	Special (Army’s) Anti-terrorism Trial Courts	11 Courts 388 Cases
3.	Ban on activity of militant outfits and armed gangs	5,06,072 Combing Ops. 2,28,640 Arrests
4.	Strengthening of NACTA	Hiring + Building + Budget 1.38 Billion
5.	Strict action against Hate/ Extremist Literature	1351 cases, 2525 Arrests
6.	Countering Financing of Terrorism	Model Laws NGOs obligatory Cash Declaration CFT investigation Units, Freezing & Seizure Rules’ 16 Hawala/Hundi Regulation, CFT Directorate
7.	Action against re-emergence of Proscribed Organizations	Passport /Bank AC Ban ATA 1997 Bans
8.	Establishing dedicated CFT (CT force)	Under provincial police
9.	Effective steps against religious persecution.	Pertains to Provinces
10.	Registration and regulation of religious seminaries	ITMP Registration forms
11.	Ban on glorification of terrorism in press/media	PEMRA, FIA, PTA
12.	Administrative and development reforms in FATA	Drafts Reforms in Cabinet
13.	Dismantling Communication Network	98.3 Million SIMS
14.	Measures against abuse of internet for terrorism	937 URLs blocked FIA, PTA, Tat’heer
15.	Zero tolerance for militancy in Punjab	Pertains to Punjab Government
16.	Ongoing operation in Karachi	Target Killing (↓91%) Murder (↓62%) Robberies (↓48%) 33,378 Illegal weapons
17.	Baluchistan reconciliation with all stakeholders	Surrender of Ferraris
18.	Dealing firmly with sectarian terrorists	185 Cases (2012) 37 Cases (2016)
19.	Formulation of policy for Afghan refugees	1,76,000 dubious CNICs blocked National Refugees Law
20.	Revamping and reforming the criminal justice system	National Consultations

S#	Name	Agency	Download Pdf
1	Arms Act, 1878
2	Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947
3	Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962
4	Anti-terrorism Act, 1997
5	Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010
6	NACTA Act, 2013
7	Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016