(d) the accused so attached will be provided grounds of arrest within twentyfour
hours of arrest as provided for in this Act;
(e) the accused shall have the right to engage a counsel of his choice at his trial as
provided for in this Act. In case the accused is unable to engage a counsel due to
any reason, the convening authority at its discretion, may provide a counsel, on
request of the accused, at state expense;
(f) provisions of the QanuneShahadat, 1984 (President’s order X of 1984) shall
apply at the trial as provided for in this Act and clause (2) of Article 1 of the
QanuneShahadat, 1984 (President’s Order X of 1984);
(g) notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time bing
in force, any person arrested , detained or held in custody by the armed forces,
civil armed forces or law enforcement agencies and kept under arrest, custody
or detention before the coming into force of the Pakistan Army (Amendment)
Act, 2017 (XI of 2017) shall be deemed to have been arrested or detained
pursuant to the provisions of this Act subject to the amendments made through
the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act II of 2015), if the offence in
respect of which such arrest or detention was made also constitutes an offence
referred to in subclause (iii) or subclause (iv); and
(h) no suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person in
respect of anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under
subclause (iii) or subclause (iv) .
Explanation.__ In this clause, the expression “sect” means a sect of religion and does not include
any religious or political party regulated under the Political Parties Order, 2002.”; and]
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