or unauthorisedly removes if from any building, premises, vehicle or other property of
Government, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which
may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Section 123-B ins. by the Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Ordinance. XLIII of 1984
124. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intention to compel or restrain the
exercise of any lawful power: Whoever, with the intention of including or compelling
the President of Pakistan, or the Governor of any Province, to exercise or refrain from
exercise in any manner of the lawful powers of the President, or Governor, assaults, or
wrongfully restrains, or attempts wrongfully to restrain or overawes, by means of criminal
force or the show of criminal force, or attempts so to overawe, the President, or Governor,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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124-A. Sedition : Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible
representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites
or attempts to excite disaffection towards, the Federal or Provincial Government
established by law shall be punished with imprisonment for life to which fine may be
added, or with imprisonment which may extend to three years, to which fine may be
added, or with fine.
Explanation 1: The expression ".disaffection includes disloyalty and all feelings of-enmity.'
Explanation 2: Comments expressing disapprobation of the measures of the Government
with a view to obtain their alteration by lawful means, without exciting or attempting to
excite hatred, contempt or disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
Explanation 3 : Comments expressing disapprobation of the administrative or other action
of the Government without exciting or attempting to excite hatred, contempt or
disaffection, do not constitute an offence under this section.
Section 124-A ins. by the Penal Code (Amendment) Act. XXVIl of 1870.
125. Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with Pakistan : Whoever
wages war against the Government of any Asiatic Power in alliance or at peace with
Pakistan or attempts to wage such war, or abets the" waging of such war, shall be
punished with imprisonment for life to which fine may be added, or with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to seven years, to which fine may be
added, or with fine.
126. Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with Pakistan :
Whoever commits depredation, or makes preparations to commit depredation, on the
territories of any power, in alliance, at a peace with Pakistan, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall
also be liable to tine and forfeiture of any property used or intended to be used in
committing such depredation, or acquired by such depredation.