PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa formed a four-member committee to review provisions related to 3-MPO, 16-MPO and Section 144 of the Criminal Procedural Code (CrPC) to present recommendations for reformation of the relevant laws in the province.
The four-member committee, headed by Provincial Minister for Law Aftab Alam, the committee will identify provisions that could be misused and propose amendments to make the laws more transparent and equitable.
The decision was taken during a meeting held here on Saturday with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the chair. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest are fundamental rights of every citizen. However, he added, a new framework would be developed to strike a balance between citizens’ right to protest and public convenience, so that demonstrations do not cause unnecessary hardship to the general public.
“Every law has both positive and negative aspects, but our aim is to make them transparent and fair in line with the vision of PTI’s founding chairman, Imran Khan,” the chief minister said. “Laws must protect the people, not be used as tools of political pressure,” he added.
The Chief Minister reaffirmed that protecting citizens’ lives and property and ensuring public convenience remain the top priorities of his government.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
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