PM directs Interior, Law ministries to propose amendments in Anti-Terrorism Act 2010

ISLAMABAD, (Oct 4) :Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani directed Interior and Law ministries to propose comprehensive amendments in Anti-Terrorism Act 2010 with a view to award detrimental punishment to those who are involved in heinous crimes like terrorism. The Prime Minister said this while chairing a meeting here at Prime Minister House on Tuesday. Prime Minister Gilani said that the present law is not offering an effective regime to deter criminals who get scott free due to legal lacunas. The rate of conviction is terribly low that embolden the criminals to revert to their abhorrent activities against society and state, he added.