Section 21: International Cooperation Request for mutual legal assistance

21. International Cooperation Request for mutual legal assistance.12[(1)] The Chairman NAB or any officer authorized by the Federal Government may request a Foreign State to do 8[any or all of] the following acts in accordance with the law of such State: — (a) have evidence taken, or documents or other articles produced; (b) obtain and execute search warrants or other lawful instruments authorizing search for things relevant to investigation or proceedings in Pakistan believed to be located in that State, and if found, seize them; (c) freeze assets, by whatever processes are lawfully available in that State, to the extent to which the assets are believed on reasonable grounds to be situated in that State; (d) confiscate articles and forfeit assets to the extent to which the articles or assets, as the case may be, are believed to be located in that State; (e) transfer to Pakistan any such evidence, documents, things, articles, assets or proceeds realized from the disposal of such articles or assets; 13[and] 9[*] (f) transfer in custody to Pakistan a person detained in 10[that] State who consent to assist Pakistan in the relevant investigation or proceedings 13[.] 1[(g) * * * * * * *] 2[6[(2)] 7[Notwithstanding] anything to the contrary contained 7[in sub-section (1)], the Chairman NAB may, on such terms and conditions as he deems fit, employ any person or organisation, whether in Pakistan or abroad, for detecting, tracing or identifying assets acquired by an accused in connection with an offence under this Ordinance, and secreted or hoarded abroad, or for recovery of and repatriation to Pakistan of such assets.]

Effective date: 1999-01-01

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