(3) Requests on behalf of the Federal Government to the appropriate authorities of foreign States
for the assistance referred to in sub‑section (2) shall be made by the Federal Government, or an
officer authorised by the Federal Government, and requests for any other form of international
assistance in investigations or proceedings relating to criminal matters may be made by any person
authorised by the Federal Government in this behalf.
57. Mutual legal assistance requests by Pakistan.__(1) The Federal Government or an officer
authorised by the Federal Government under sub section (3) of section 56 may request a foreign State
to—
(a) have evidence taken, or documents or other articles produced;
(b) obtain and execute search warrants or other lawful instruments authorising a search for
things relevant to investigations or proceedings in Pakistan believed to be located in that
State, and if found, seize them;
(c) freeze assets, the subject of actions or orders under sub‑section (2) of Section 37, by
whatever processes are lawfully available in that State, to the extent to which the assets
are believed on reasonable grounds to be located in that State;
(d) confiscate articles the subject of orders under sub‑section (2) of section 33 and forfeit
assets the subject of orders under sub‑section (2) of section 39 to the extent to which the
articles or assets, as the case may be, are believed to be located in that State;
(e) transmit to Pakistan any such evidence, documents, things, articles, assets or proceeds
realized from the disposal of such articles or assets; and
(f) transfer in custody to Pakistan a person detained in the foreign State who consents to assist
Pakistan in the relevant investigation or proceedings.
58. Foreign requests for assistance.__(1) The Federal Government may authorise the giving of
mutual legal assistance to a foreign state of a kind similar to that specified in section 57 in
investigations commenced or proceedings instituted in such state.
(2) Such requests shall__
(a) give the name of the authority concerned with the criminal matter to which the request
relates;
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