31. Obstruction of operation. Every person subject to this Ordinance who wilfully delays or
discourages upon any pretext whatsoever, any action or service which has been commanded on the
part of any of the Pakistan forces or of any forces cooperating therewith, be liable, if the offence is
committed with intent to assist the enemy, to suffer death, and in any other case, to suffer long
imprisonment.
32. Corresponding with, supplying or serving with the enemy. Every person subject to this
Ordinance who___
(a) communicates with or gives intelligence to the enemy;
(b) fails to make known to the proper authorities any information received by him from the
enemy;
(c) furnishes the enemy with supplies of any description; or
(d) having been made a prisoner of war, serves with or aids the enemy in the prosecution of
hostilities or of measures calculated to influence morale, or in any other manner
whatsoever, not authorised by interna tional usage;
shall be liable, if the offence is committed with intent to assist the enemy, to suffer death, and in any
other case, to suffer long imprisonment.
(ii) Neglect of Duty
33. Sleeping on watch or abandoning post.__(1) Every person subject to this Ordinance who,
being in the presence or vicinity of the enemy or under orders to be prepared for action by or against
the enemy, abandons his post improperly or sleeps upon his watch, shall be liable to suffer long
imprisonment.
(2) Every person subject to this Ordinance who, not being in the presence or vicinity of the
enemy or under such orders as aforesaid, aban dons his post improperly or sleeps upon his watch, shall
be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
34. Neglect of duty. Every person subject to this Ordinance who neglects to perform or
negligently performs any duty imposed on him shall be liable to be dismissed from the service.
(iii) Mutiny
35. Definition of “Mutiny”. In this Ordinance, mutiny means a combi nation between two or
more persons subject to service law, or between persons two at least of whom are subject to service
law__
(a) to overthrow or resist lawful authority in the armed forces of Pakistan or any forces co
operating therewith or in any part of any of the said forces;
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