attorney general of Pakistan and secretary of interior affairs from each province.
The federal secretary of interior would be chairman of the board, while secretary law and justice would be its secretary.The board would be responsible for checking the advisory boards and provincial levels and give them guidance regarding policy matters from time to time, thus ensuring transparency.
It shall also be responsible to identify the threats to the lives of the witnesses and ensure implementation process on the court decisions regarding their protection run smoothly. In case a province does not have an advisory board, steps will be taken to constitute it.
In order to gain maximum benefit from this bill by the masses, there is a suggestion to establish units for witnesses’ protection, which would be established and defunct by the provincial governments. The provincial police chief has suggested to be made as chief protection officer, and his responsibilities have also been suggested to be defined.
A committee has also been suggested to coordinate all these matter. All the government departments would be bound to provide assistance in processing these responsibilities. The bill seeks the witness to enter this programme through a formal written agreement and he would also be required to give written reasons for his exit thereof. Any person who endangers a witness’ protection by any means, in accordance with the offence made by him/her, would be punishable for a period not exceeding fifteen years. This bill would be tabled in the next session of the National Assembly.
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