ISLAMABAD: A special court has been established in Islamabad to handle cases under the Official Secrets Act, according to Channel News on Monday.
The special court’s judge will be ATC Judge Abu Al-Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain, who will handle cases under the Official Secrets Act from around the nation.

It has been established that the procedures under the Official Secrets Act would take place behind closed doors.
It should be mentioned that the PTI chairman and former prime minister, as well as former federal ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Asad Umar, are presently facing prosecutions under the Official Secrets Act.

On Sunday, President Arif Alvi rejected signing the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Pakistan Army Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 because he “disagreed with these laws.”

“As God is my witness,” Alvi said on the social networking site X, “I did not sign Official Secrets Amendment Bill, 2023 and Pakistan Army Amendment Bill, 2023 because I disagreed with these laws.”

The president stated that he instructed his staff to return the legislation unsigned within the time frame specified in order to render them “ineffective.”

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