available, for use by the organization 1[and includes assets of any kind, whether tangible or
intangible, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments in any form, whether
written, electronic or digital, and shares, securities, bonds, drafts and letters of credit ] 1[;] 1
(bb) “weapons” means any items which can be used to injure or cause:
bodily harm, and includes any type of firearm, explosive, sword, dagger, knuckleduster,
stengun, bomb, grenade, rocket launcher, mortar or any chemical, biological weapon or any
other thing which can be used for causing injury, hurt, harm or destruction of person or
property, and includes ‘illicit arms’ as defined in the Surrender of Illicit Arms Act, 1991
(XXI of 1991); and
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(cc) all other terms and expressions used but not defined in this Act, shall have the meanings as
are assigned to them in the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, or the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1898.]
3. [Declaration of Intent.] Omitted by the Antiterrorism (Amdt.) Ordinance, 2001 (XXX1X of 2001), s.3.
4. Calling in of armed forces and civil armed forces in aid of civil power.
(1) It shall be lawful for the Federal Government to order, and subject to subsection (2), for the Provincial
Government to secure, the presence of armed forces and civil armed forces in any area for the prevention and
punishment of terrorist acts and scheduled offences in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(2) lf, the opinion of the Provincial Government, the presence of armed forces, or, civil armed forces, is
necessary in order to prevent the commission of terrorist acts or scheduled offences in any area, it may request
the Federal Government to direct the presence or posting of units or personnel of the armed forces, or civil
armed forces, in such numbers as may be deemed necessary for the prevention or control of terrorist acts or
scheduled offences.
(3) The Federal Government may decide whether the requirements of the situation call for the deployment
of
(i) the civil armed forces; or
(ii) the armed forces,
and on so deciding shall, by means of a notification in the official Gazette issued under clauses (i) or (ii) or
both, authorise and direct the posting thereof.
5. Use of armed forces and civil armed forces to prevent terrorism. (1) Any police officers, or
member of the armed forces, or civil armed forces, who is present or deployed in any area may, after giving
sufficient warning, use the necessary force to prevent the commission of terrorist acts or scheduled offences,
and, in so doing shall, in the case of an officer of the armed forces or civil armed forces, exercise all the
powers of a police officer under the Code.
1 Subs. & omitted by the Antiterrorism (Amdt) Act. 2013 (XIII of 2013), s. 2.
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