11 This includes the use of vague and overly broad language, as well as the PPO’s adoption from the ATA of the explicit suspension of key fundamental rights, as discussed above. Without action, the use of this legislation in future will perpetuate, and perhaps even exacerbate, the serious concerns highlighted in this report. The problems highlighted in this report urgently need to be addressed, the cases reviewed, and a new approach taken, if we are to see the criminal justice system being used as a fair and effective tool in the fight against terrorism. A detailed and high-level review of i) Pakistan’s anti-terror legislative scheme and ii) the functioning of Pakistan’s anti-terrorism courts is urgently required. This will be an essential step towards ensuring a criminal justice system in which the public can have faith, whilst allowing the development of a safe and effective mechanism for combatting terrorism. It is clear that Pakistan’s anti-terror laws as they stand have been overused, misused and abused. With over 800 ‘terrorists’ under sentence of death and more than 17,000 ‘terrorists’ awaiting trial, this is an issue of national concern and one which must be addressed as a matter of priority. TERROR ON DEATH ROW THE ABUSE AND OVERUSE OF PAKISTAN’S ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION