Investigation for fair Trial Act, 2013

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THE INVESTIGATION FOR FAIR TRIAL ACT, 2013 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
1.  Short title, extent, and commencement. 
2.  Application. 
CHAPTER 1 
DEFINITIONS 
3.  Definitions 
CHAPTER-2 
APPLICATION FOR WARRANT 
4.  Notification of authorized officer. 
5.  Record of Suspicious Conduct. 
6.  Material to be placed before the Minister. 
7.  Action by the Minister on the material presented to him. 
8.  Application for issuance of warrant. 
CHAPTER-3 
ISSUE OF WARRANTS 
9.  Judge to issue warrant in Chambers. 
10.  Considerations for issuance of warrant. 
11.  Issuance of warrant of surveillance or interception. 
12.  Form of the warrant. 
13.  Record of the orders. 
14.  Duration of warrant of interception. 
15.  Sanction in case of arbitrary request for warrant. 
CHAPTER-4 
EXECUTION OF WARRANTS 
16.  Authorization under the warrant. 
 

 
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17.  Method of executing the Warrant. 
18.  Indemnity for service provider. 
19.  Immunity service provider. 
20.  Service provider to cooperate. 
21.  Service provider to ensure confidentiality. 
CHAPTER-5 
 ADMISSIBILITY OF MATERIAL OBTAINED UNDER THE WARRANT 
22. Registration of case. 
23. Admissibility of warrant based information. 
24. Presumption of validity of warrant. 
25. Report of expert. 
26. Non-discloser. 
CHAPTER-6 
 REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT 
27. Oversight by Review Committee. 
28. Representation. 
29. Complaints against misuse of warrant. 
30. Powers of the Judge. 
CHAPTER 7 
MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
31. Warrants to be served outside Pakistan. 
32. Warrants received from outside Pakistan. 
CHAPTER 8 
CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCEEDINGS 
33. Confidentiality of proceedings. 
34. Prohibition of misuse of intercepted material. 
35. Unauthorized surveillance or interception. 
CHAPTER 9 
MISCELLANEOUS 
36. Power to make rules, issue guidelines and orders. 
37. Power to amend the Schedule. 
38. Act to have effect notwithstanding existing laws. 
39. Removal of difficulty. 
 
 
 
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THE INVESTIGATION FOR FAIR TRIAL ACT, 2013 
ACT NO. I OF 2013 
[20th February, 2013] 
An Act to provide for investigation for collection of evidence by means of modern techniques and 
devices to prevent and effectively deal with scheduled offences and to regulate the powers of the law 
enforcement and intelligence agencies and for matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto 
WHEREAS in order to prevent the law enforcement and intelligence agencies from using their 
powers arbitrarily it is necessary regulate th e said powers and provide for their permissible and fair 
uses in accordance with law and under proper executive and judicial oversight; 
AND WHEREAS further being mindful that the existing laws neither comprehensively  provide 
for nor specifically regulate advance and modern investigative techniques such as covert surveillance 
and human intelligence, property interference, wire tapping and communication interception that are 
used extensively in other jurisdictions to su ccessfully prevent the offences and as a n indispensable 
aid to the law enforcement and administration of justice; 
AND WHEREAS  in order to neutralize and prevent the threat or any attempt to carry out 
scheduled offenses it is necessary that the law enforcem ent and other ag encies be given certain 
specific authorizations to obtain evidence in time and only in accordance with law; 
 AND WHEREAS it is also in order to declare the admissibility and use of the material obtained 
during lawful investigation under the  present law, in  judicial proceedings an d all other legal 
proceedings or processes to ensure fair trial: 
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻ 
 1. Short title, extent and commencement.  ___ (1) This Act may be called the Investigation 
for Fair Trial Act, 2013. 
(2)        It extends to the whole of Pakistan. 
(3)        It shall come into force at once. 
 2. Application. — (1) The provisions of this Act shall apply to___ 
(a)       all citizens of Pakistan within or outside Pakistan; 
(b)       all persons within Pakistan or on boar d on any ship or aircraf t registered in 
Pakistan wherever it may be; and 
(c)        all transactions or communications originated or concluded within Pakistan or 
originated or concluded outside Pakistan by any person. 
 
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            (2) Any person liable for investigation under the provisions of this Act for a scheduled 
offence committed partly or fully outside Pakistan shall be dealt with according to the provisions of 
this Act in the same manner as if such an offence had been committed within Pakistan. 
CHAPTER 1 
DEFINITIONS 
 3. Definitions. ___ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,___ 
(a)       “applicant” means, Directorate General Inter Services Intelligence, the three 
Services Intelligence Agencies, Intelligence Bureau and Police; 
(b)       “authorized officer ”, means any officer not below the rank of BPS -20 or 
equivalent who is working with the applicant and is notified under Section 4 to 
represent the applicant when making application or taking up any proceedings 
under this Act; 
(c)       “competent authority” includes the Judge; 
(d)       “Court” means the High Court; 
(e)       “Designated Agency or Body ” means any one or more Agency or Body 
designated by the Federal Government through notification for the purposes of 
this Act, having capability for implementing warrant of interception; 
(f)        “expert”, means a person qualified or trained or experienced in conducting 
surveillance or interception who is nominated by the applicant or the Federal 
Government as an expert for analysis of the intercepted materials; 
(g)       “Intercepted material ” means evidenc e collected under Section 17 and will 
refer,-- 
(i)         for the purposes of `Surveillance” to include,___ 
(a)       data, information or material in any documented  form, whether 
written, through audio visual device, CCTV, still photography, 
observation or any other mode of modem devices or techniques 
obtained under this Act; and 
(b)       documents, papers, pamphlets, booklets; and 
(ii)       for the purposes of `In terception” to, include -mails, SMS, IPDR 
(internet protocol detail record) or CDR (cell de tail record) and any 
form of computer based or cell phone based communication and voice 
analysis. It also includes any means of communication using wired or 
wireless or IP (internet protocol) based media or gadgetry; 
(h)        “Judge” means a Judge of the High Court; 
 
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(i)         “Minister” means the Federal Minister for Interior; 
(j)        “Register” means the register maintained under subsection (2) of Section 9 by 
the Judge, containing t he serial number of the file received by the Judge in 
Chambers which has been returned to the applicant for safe custody, and the 
register shall also contain name, contact, address of the authorized person and 
the applicant; 
(k)       “Suspect” means a person in respect of whom there is a suspicion that he may 
be involved  in any scheduled offence and includes foreigners and groups as 
well as organizations; 
(l)         “Schedule” means schedule to this Act; 
(m)       “Scheduled offence” means an offence specified in schedule I; 
(n)       “Service provider ” means any person,  entity or company related to any 
equipment, technology, data, circumstances that given it ability or power or 
control to implement the warrants issued under Sections 11 and 21; 
(p)       “Warrant” means warrant of surveillance or interception, and include s warrant 
issued under Sections 11 whereby the applicant is allowed by the Judge to 
collect evidence through interception, recording through audio or video or any 
means of communication or surveillance of movements and actions through 
minimum interference in property and privacy of any person including human 
intelligence. 
CHAPTER-2 
APPLICATION FOR WARRANT 
 4. Notification of authorized officer. ____ The applicant shall, before making an appl ication, 
first notify an appropriate officer not below BPS -20or equi valent, duly authorized by him to 
represent the said applicant for making an application under this Act. 
 5. Record of Suspicious Conduct. ___ In case where any official of an applicant has  reasons 
to believe that any person is likely to be associated with or is beginning to get associated with, any 
act leading to a scheduled offence, or is in the process of beginning to plan such an act, or is 
indulging in such a conduct or activity that ar ises suspicion that he is likely to plan or attempt to 
commit any sc heduled offence and, therefore, it may be necessary to obtain warrant of surveillance 
or interception, he shall prepare a report thereof with supporting. 
 6. Material to be placed before the Minister.--An official of the applicant who has prepared 
the report under Section 5 shall present the same through the Head of the Department to the Minister 
for permission to make application to the Judge for issuance  of the warrant of surveillance or 
interception. 
 7. Action by the Minister on the material presented t o him. ___(1) The Minister shall 
examine the report with supporting material and through a written order may either decline the 
permission sought or grant permission fully or partly. 
 
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 (2) N o application shall be made to the Judge except with prior written p ermission of the 
Minister. 
 8. Application for issuance of warrant. ____ After permission from the Minister, application 
for issuance of warrant shall be made by the authorized officer to the Judge,-- 
(a)        preferably in the manner prescribed in schedule II; 
(b)        in case, the nature of warrant requested to be issued requires different 
description, then the application shall be made in writing on the letter head of 
the applicant ju stifying the issuance of warrant by mentioning all necessary 
details with supporting material alongwith proposed draft for warrant; and 
(c)        the application for the issuance of warrant shall be accompanied by,___ 
(i)        a signed statement and aff idavit of the authorized officer that the 
contents of the report and application are true and correct to the best of 
his information, knowledge and belief, and that the warrant shall be 
used only and exclusively for preve nting or lawfully investigating a 
scheduled offence or to collect evidence in respect thereof and the 
same shall neither be misused in any manner, nor shall the approval of 
the warrant, be abused to interfere or intervene in the privacy of any 
person; and 
(ii)       details of all warrants obtained previously in respect of the person 
against whom the warrant is sought 
CHAPTER-3 
ISSUE OF WARRANTS 
 9. Judge to issue warrant in Chambers. ___ (1) The warrant of surveillance or interception 
shall be issued by the Judge in chamber. 
 (2)        The authorized officer shall personally present the application in cham bers of the 
concerned Judge who after considering the same shall pass appropriate orders under Section 11. The 
file on which the orders sh all be passed, shall be returned to the authoriz ed officer for safe -custody 
who shall be duty bound to bring the same on any subsequent related hearings. The Judge shall cause 
to be maintained a register as provided for in Section 3(j). 
 10. Considerations for issuance of warrant. ____ (1) The Judge whi le passing an order for 
issuance of warrant shall consider the following, namely: ⸻ 
(a)       the issuance of requested warrant will enable the applicant to collect evidence; 
and 
(b)       the material or statement of the authorized officer whether indicates a 
reasonable threat or possibility of an attempt to commit a scheduled offence. 
 (2) The Judge while passing an order for the issuance of warrant shall ensure that:-- 
 
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(a)        the authorized officer is properly authorized to represent the applicant; 
(b)        the issuance of warrant shall not unduly interfere in the privacy of any  person 
or property. 
 11. Issuance of warrant of surveillance or interception. ___ After considering the matters 
specified in Section 10, the Judge shall,__ 
(a)        pass an order allowing the issuance of warrant in the manner prescribed in 
schedule IV or as presented before him in a proposed draft form; 
(b)       pass an order allowing the issuance of warrant with some modifications; 
(c)       pass an order allowing the issuance of warrant, but may make any observations 
regarding the manner and method of its implementation; 
(d)       restrict requested duration of any existing warrant; and 
(e)       decline to issue the warrant, if the Judge has reasons to believe that warrant is 
being procured with mala fide intention and the process under the Act is bein g 
abused. 
 12. Form of the warrant.  ___ (1) The warrant shall be issued ordinarily in the manner 
prescribed in schedule IV: 
            Provided that the warrant may also be issued in a manner proposed by the authorized officer 
under Section 8(b) with or without modifications by the Judge. 
 (2)        The warrant shall be signed by the Judge and a seal of the Court shall be affixed. 
 13. Record of the orders.  ___ (1) While issuing the warrant, the Judge shall make a formal 
order indicating reasons for accep ting the request of the applicant. The original copy of the formal 
order shall be given to the applicant for safe custody. 
 (2) The formal order and its record shall not be made public and shall be kept in safe custody. 
 14. Duration of warrant of interception. ___ Warrant shall be issued for a period of not 
longer than six days: 
            Provided that it may be re -issued after the said period by the Judge upon the request of the 
authorized officer of the applicant, if, after examining the gist of the in telligence and evidence 
collected by the applicant thus far, he is satisfied that as a consequence of issuance of warrant, 
suitable progress is being made and there is sound justification for re -issuance of warrant for another 
period not exceeding sixty da ys. Thereafter, the same consideration shall apply for every request for 
reissue of warrant for further periods not exceeding sixty days at a time. 
 15. Sanction in case of arbitrary request for warrant.  Where the Judge is of the view that 
any request for the issuance of warrant is based on insufficient or irrelevant considerations or it has 
resulted in undue and inappropriate interference in the privacy of any person or that the material and 
information collected or received within the period mentioned in Section 14 demonstrate that the 
 
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officer concerned did not apply himself fully while making an application for the warrant, then he 
may recommend departmental action against the officer concerned. 
CHAPTER-4 
EXECUTION OF WARRANTS 
 16. Authorization under the warrant. ___ (1) The warrant of surveillance or interception to 
be issued by the Judge may authorize and allow the lawful doing of any or all  of the following acts, 
namely⸻ 
(a)        interception and recording of telephonic communication of the suspect with 
any person; 
(b)        video recording of any person, persons, premises, event, situation etc; 
(c)        interception or recording or obtaining of any electronic transaction including 
but not limited to e-mails, SMS etc; 
(d)        interception and t aking over of any equipment used in the communication in 
respect of which the warrant is issued, including but not limited to telephone, 
cell phone, mobile sims, electronic database, demonstrating linking of 
electronic communication with the da tabase belon ging to the persons in 
respect of whom the warrant has been issued: 
Provided that the Judge shall authorize take -over of equipment only where the material or 
statement of the authorized officer discloses a substantial threat or possibility or a n attempt to  
commit a scheduled offence; 
(e)       collection of evidence through any modern devices in addition to the ones 
mentioned above; 
(f)        use of human intelligence; 
(g)       covert surveillance and property interference; and 
(h)       access to any inf ormation or data in any form related to a transaction, 
communication or its content. 
 (2) Any other form of surveillance or interception that the Federal Government may notify in 
this behalf. 
 17. Method of executing the Warrant.  ____ (1) Where the warrant is issued, the applicant in 
case of the warrant of interception, shall approach the designated agency or body, for serving the 
same on service provider in the manner provided for in Schedule III and the designated agency or 
body shall duly serve the said warrant on the service provider or give effect to it within seven days. 
 (2) The service provider shall not extend technical facilities of interception to any person or 
organization other than the Designated Agency or Body. 
 
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 (3) Where nature of  surveillance or interception is such that it is not necessary to serve the 
warrant on anyone, then the same shall not be served and its issuance alone shall be sufficient basis 
to collect evidence. 
 (4) While executing the warrants each applicant shall ac t within the  mandate provided for it 
under the law. 
 18. Indemnity for service provider. ___ Access granted by the service provider in accordance 
with this law shall not be called in question under any law by any person who may have been 
prejudiced by such access. 
 19. Immunity service provider. ___ The service provider shall have immunity in any civil or 
criminal legal proceedings that any person may commence against his corporate entity or against his 
office bearers or employees, for having complied with the warrant issued under this Act. 
 20. Service provider to cooperate.  ____ In the event the service provider declines, fails or 
interferes in any manner in the execution of warrant then he shall be liable to have committed an 
offence under this Act for ob structing investigation and justice and shall be punished with fine upto 
ten million rupees. 
 21. Service provider to ensure confidentiality.  ___ The service provider shall also be 
responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of the execution of warrant fr om his staff  members 
except those necessary to execute the warrant and in case of unauthorized disclosure or misuse of 
data by any of his staff member, the officials of the service provider and the concerned staff shall be 
punished with imprisonment which may extend t o one year or with fine which may extend to ten 
million rupees. 
CHAPTER-5 
 ADMISSIBILITY OF MATERIAL OBTAINED UNDER THE WARRANT 
 22. Registration of case .___ (1) The evidence including data, information and material 
collected or rec eived pursuant to the wa rrant shall be examined by the officer authorized by the 
applicant in this behalf and if he is satisfied that the same discloses elements of commission, 
harbouring, abetting or conspiring or attempting to commit any scheduled offenc e, he may 
immediately ca use registration of a report (FIR) under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal 
Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) and in that event he shall hand over all the evidence including 
material, information, and data to the concerned Investigat ing Officer so that it f orms part of his 
record for the purposes of investigation and prosecution: 
            Provided that before the evidence is handed over to the Investigating Officer, the authorized 
officer shall certify that it has been collected st rictly in accordance with the warrant and has not been 
tampered with or altered in any manner whatsoever. 
 (2)  If the evidence which has been collected or received in respect of scheduled offence is 
insufficient to justify registration of a report (FIR) u nder Section 154 of the Code of Criminal 
Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), such evidence including data, information and material collected 
or received shall be kept confidential in safe custody and shall not be used without the permission of 
the Court. 
 
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 23. Admissibility of warrant based information. ___(1) Notwithstanding anything contained 
in the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. 10 of 1984) or any other law for the time being in force, 
the evidence including data, information, documents or any other mat erial collected or recei ved 
under this Act shall be admissible as evidence in the legal proceedings. 
 (2) Nothing contained in sub -section (1), shall debar the admissibility of evidence collected 
or received, prior to the coming into force or this Act, und er the provisions of any  other law for the 
time being in force. 
 24. Presumption of validity of warrant. ___ The warrant of surveillance and interception 
whenever presented in the Trial Court or any other Court, shall be presumed to have been validly and 
lawfully issued. 
(2)  The intercepted material collected or received pursuant to the warrant of surveillance or 
interception under this Act and the material based on which the warrant of surveillance or 
interception was applied for by the applicant shall be admissible in evidence. 
 25. Report of expert. ___ In case where an analysis of the intercepted material collected 
pursuant to the warrant of surveillance or interception is required, then the same shall be carried out 
by a person referred to in Section 3(f ) being suitably qualifi ed, trained or experienced, who shall be 
deemed to be an expert as described under Section 510 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act 
V of 1898) and his report shall have the same effect as given to the report of the experts o f different 
fields mentioned in the said section. 
 26. Non -discloser. ____ Any person performing any function under this Act who fails to 
secure complete secrecy of the process or makes any disclosure which may compromise future 
capabilities of intelligenc e gathering shall, in ad dition to any other punishment to which he may be 
liable under applicable law and rules, be punished with imprisonment of upto five years or with fine 
of upto ten million rupees or with both. 
CHAPTER-6 
 REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT 
 27. Oversight by Review Commit tee. __ (1) A Review Committee Comprising Ministers of 
Defence, Interior and Law shall on a six monthly basis call for reports from all the applicants about 
the warrants obtained by them and assess administrative aspe cts including if the evidence collected  
pursuant to the warrants of surveillance or interception has been helpful in prevention of offences 
and of aid to prosecution or has been able to achieve the object and purposes of this Act. 
 (2) The Committee, based  on the said assessment, may issue appr opriate orders or 
instructions in respect of working of any applicant for compliance or guidance. 
  28. Representation. __ (1) In case the applicant is not satisfied with the declining of the 
request for the issuance of the warrant of surveillance or inter ception, it may prefer a representation 
to the Chief Justice of High Court concerned, for Constitution of a Division Bench of two Judges for 
hearing in chambers. 
 (2) The Division Bench to whom the representation is e ntrusted may either set aside the 
decision of the Judge and issue the warrant or uphold the view taken by the judge. 
 
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 (3) Nothing in this Act shall bar the applicant to approach the Judge again for issue of 
warrant in respect of the same person on basis of fresh grounds or new material. 
 29. Complaints against misuse of warrant. ___(1) The Judge shall also be competent to hear 
a complaint from any person including the Designated Agency or Body who claims that the warrant 
is being misused or that the applican t is conducting surveillance or interce ption beyond the scope of 
the warrant. 
            (2) If the complaint under sub -section (1) after hearing both the parties is proved to be true 
the Judge may direct the applicant to transfer the investigation to som e other Investigating Officer 
and also initiate departmental proceedings against the officer against home the complaint was filed 
and report the result of the departmental proceedings to the Judge within such period as the Judge 
may deem fit: 
 Provided that for sufficient reasons shown the Judge may extend the period for submission of 
the report. 
 (3) A person aggrieved by decision of a Judge under sub -section (2) may file a representation 
to the Chief Justice of High Court concerned within thirty days, for  constitution of a Division Bench 
for hearing and deciding the representation in chambers. 
 30. Powers of the Judge ___ The Judge shall have powers under the Act to make any charges, 
modification, extensions, date of applicability of the warrants already is sued etc., only upon the 
request of the applicant, who may approach the concerned Judge to further clarify any ambiguity or 
to seek advice or request the required changes in view of the changing or unique circumstances. 
CHAPTER 7 
MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE 
 31.  Warrants to be served outside Pakistan.___(1) Warrants obtained under the Act shall be 
executable outside Pakistan as well as in foreign jurisdictions, either directly on the concerned 
service providers or through mutual legal assistance  mechanism as agreed between Pakistan and the 
concerned foreign state as provided under the law, treaty or agreement. 
 (2) The warrant issued under the Act shall be processed for execution outside Pakistan 
through the Designated Agency or Body. 
 32. Warrants received from outside Pakistan. __ Warrants received from outside Pakistan 
may be executed by the Designated Agency or Body in the light of mutual legal assistance 
mechanism as agreed between Pakistan and the concerned foreign state as provided under the  law, 
treaty or agreement. 
CHAPTER 8 
CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROCEEDINGS 
 33. Confidentiality of proceedings. ___ The Judge shall ensure that during any proceedings 
under this Act, no disclosure of any source or information or proceedings is made that may 
compromise the future capability of the applicant”s intelligence gathering in any manner whatsoever. 
 
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 34. Prohibition of misuse of intercepted material___(1) The material intercepted pursuant to 
the warrant of surveillance or interception shall no t be used by any official of the applicant or of the 
Court or any other person associated with any function under this Act other than in accordance with 
the provisions of this Act. 
 (2)  Any person who violates the provisions of sub -section (1), shall be p unished with 
imprisonment of upto five years or with fine upto ten million rupees or with both. 
 35. Unauthorized surveillance or interception. ___ Any person who carries out any 
surveillance or interception except in accordance with the provision of this A ct shall in addition to 
any other punishment to which he may be liable under any other law for the time being in force be 
punished with imprisonment for upto three years and shall also be liable to fine. 
CHAPTER 9 
MISCELLANEOUS 
 36. Power to make rules, issue guidelines and orders. ___ The Federal Government may, by 
notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act, and issue 
guidelines or orders in pursuance of this Act and the rules made thereunder. 
 37. Power to amend the Schedule. ____ The Federal Government may by notification i n the 
Official Gazette amend Schedules II, III and IV by adding any entry therein, omitting any entry 
therefrom or modifying any entry therein. 
 38. Act to have effect notwithstand ing existing laws. ___ The provisions of this Act shall 
have effect, notwiths tanding a nything contained in any other law for the time being in force 
including the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) and Qanun -e-Shahadat, 1984 (P.O. 
10 of 1984). 
 39. Removal of difficulty .___ If any difficulty arises in giving effect to  any provision of this 
Act, for a period of one year from its coming into force the Federal Government may, by Order not 
inconsistent with the provisions of the Act, remove the difficulty. 
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SCHEDULE I 
[See Section 3(1)] 
1. The Private Military Organiza tions Abolition and Prohibition Act, 1974, (IV of 1974) to 
the extent of terrorist activities; 
2.  Offences under the Prevention of Anti -National Activities Act, 197 4 (VII of 1974) to the 
extent of terrorist activities; 
3.  Offences under the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997); 
4.  Offences under the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2001 (III of 2001) 
to the extent of terrorist activities; 
 
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5.  Offences under the National Command Authority Act, 2010 (V of 2010) to the extent of 
Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997) only. 
SCHEDULE II 
[See Section 8] 
Application for issuances of warrant of surveillance or interception: 
To, 
_____________________ 
 
Sir, 
 The applicant makes a request to this Court that it may consider appropriate to allow to be 
collected and later produced (in case of prosecution) evidence including material, data, information, 
electronic transactions etc. that may become available b ecause of modern devices or techniques, by 
allowing the issuance of warrant of surveillance and interception under Sections 9 to 12 of 
Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2012 and submits the following particulars: 
Name of applicant   ______________________________ 
Address         ___________________________   
Name of officer authorized under Secti on 4  of the Act _______________________________  
(enclose copy of authorization) 
Rank / grade   _____________________________________________   
Contact address of officer  ___________________________________        
Date of order by applicant ”s concerned au thority  _______________________________          
(enclose copy) 
Name or particulars or address of suspect or that of premises or both (to the extent necessary to 
identify the suspect: 
________________________________________________________________________________ 
Nature of evidence to be collected through surveillance or interception requested under warrant; 
(For example, recording of cell phone, interception of sm s or e -mails, human intelligence, property 
interference collection of material, data, video making, concealed camera, recording equipment 
etc….) 
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
 
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_________________________________________________________________________________
  
Supporting material and Statement of belief about suspect ”s likely involvement in crime 
[accompanied by affidavit as per Section 8(c)(i) 1]. 
 ________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________  
Signature of authorized officer ___________________________________________ 
Seal of the authorized officer ____________________________________________     
Attested copy to be forwarded to Designated Agency or Body for Interception of:__ 
(1)   ______________________________________________________________________   
(2)  _______________________________________________________________________ 
(3)  _______________________________________________________________________ 
(4) ________________________________________________________________________ 
 
SCHEDULE III 
[See Section 17] 
Summary of warrant under Section 17 of `the Investigation for 
Fair Trial Act 2012” 
            
 It is affirmed  that warrant of interception pursuant to Sections 9 to 12 of “the Investigation 
for Fair Trial Act, 2012 ” is issued on ___________________ day of _______________ and attested copy of the 
same has been received and is retained in our record. 
 It is further affirmed that the said warrant authorizes the lawful interception of 
1.    _______________________________________________________________________  
2.    _______________________________________________________________________ 
3.   _______________________________________________________________________   
4.   _______________________________________________________________________  
 
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To:  _____________________________________________           (Service Provider) 
Please ensure compliance. 
Designated Agency or Body [under Section 3(e) of the Act]. 
Through Official   _________________________________          
Address    ________________________________________        
Contact   _________________________________________          
 
Signature of Head of Designated Agency or Body 
Official seal of Designated Agency or Body with date 
 
 
SCHEDULE IV 
 
[See Section 11] 
 
PART I 
(to be filled by the applicant) 
 
            1. This warrant of surveillance or interception is issued under Sections 9 to 12 of `the 
Investigation for  Fair Trial Act, 2012 ”, to enable the applicant to collect evidence through 
surveillance or interception of: (Provide briefly nature of evidence being al lowed to be collected by 
the concerned Court under the present warrant). 
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________ 
 For an initial period of  ____________days starting with effect  from______________ 
(Date if request made in retrospect). 
 2. Where applicable, the warrant allowed to be served on; 
Mr./Entity /  __________________________________ 
____________________________________________      
 
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to extend fullest cooperation to the hol der or application of the warrant and facilitate in its execution 
technically and logistically and through any other appropriate means and also ensure full 
confidentiality of implementing of the warrants and not to misuse evidence so collected. 
PART II 
(For official use only) 
            After examining the request of the applicant, the Court is satisfied that requirements 
prescribed under the Investigation for Fair Trial Act, 2012 for the issuance of the warrants hav e been 
fulfilled and accordingly, the warrant is allowed to be issued in terms expressed above. 
Signed  
Judge 
Seal of Court 
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