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YPAP members briefed on legal aspects of countering violent extremism
LAHORE: On the second day of the fourth session of Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab, members were briefed by Marva Khan, Teaching Fellow Shaikh Ahmed Hassan School of Law, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) about the legal aspects of Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion Marva briefed the YPAP members about legal […]
LAHORE: On the second day of the fourth session of Youth Provincial Assembly Punjab, members were briefed by Marva Khan, Teaching Fellow Shaikh Ahmed Hassan School of Law, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) about the legal aspects of Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion Marva briefed the YPAP members about legal architecture of Countering Violent Extremism in Pakistan especially Punjab and its implementation. Some of the major topics that she discussed were Twenty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, Emergency provisions and their types, Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), Protection of Pakistan Act, Anti-Terrorism Act, Right to Appeal, Sunset Clause, Criminal Law, Punjab Vigilance Committees Act and the Cyber Crime Law. She also discussed about the Financing aspect of terrorism and extremism and how effective our existing laws have been in choking financial support of terrorism/extremism.
Earlier in the day, YPAP members gave presentations about profiles of their specific district during the plenary session. Districts profiles included location importance, main tribes and casts, population statistics, literacy rate, employment rate, major sources of economic contribution, well known personalities (both in media/literature and Politics/Government), landmarks, most common problems persistent in each district and their recommended solutions.
The plenary session also saw a debate on the current issues of disappearance of the social activists, State of Human Rights in the Province and Child Labour issues.
