Section 62: Foreign requests for Pakistan restraining orders

62. Foreign requests for Pakistan restraining orders.__(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, where the Federal Government approves a request of a foreign State pursuant to 1[sub-section (1) of section 63] to restrain dealings in any assets, some or all of which are believed on reasonable grounds to be located in Pakistan, the Federal Government may apply to the High Court for a restraining order. (2) The High Court, to which an application is made under sub-section (1), may issue a freezing order, where it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that__ (a) an offence has been committed, or is suspected on reasonable grounds to have been committed by a person against the laws of the requesting State which, if committed in Pakistan, would have constituted an offence under this Act ; (b) an investigation or proceeding has commenced in the foreign State relating to that offence ; 1 Subs. by the control of narcotic substances (Amdt.) A0ct 2022 (XX of 2022) ss.22-23. (c) assets derived by the person, his relatives and associates from the commission of the offence are located in Pakistan ; and (d) an order has been made, or is likely to be made in the foreign country having, to the effect of forfeiting such assets, this 1[Act] shall apply as if the offence had been committed in Pakistan, whereupon the freezing order had been made under sub-section (2) of section 38.

Effective date: 1997-07-11

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