Section 57: Mutual legal assistance requests by Pakistan

57. Mutual legal assistance requests by Pakistan.__ (1) The Federal Government or an officer authorised by the Federal Government under sub-section (3) of section 56 may request a foreign State to__ (a) have evidence taken, or documents or other articles produced; (b) obtain and execute search warrants or other lawful instruments authorising a search for things relevant to investigations or proceedings in Pakistan believed to be located in that State, and if found, seize them; (c) freeze assets, the subject of actions or orders under sub-section (2) of section 37, by whatever processes are lawfully available in that State, to the extent to which the assets are believed on reasonable grounds to be located in that State; (d) confiscate articles the subject of orders under sub-section (2) of section 33 and forfeit assets the subject of orders under sub-section (2) of section 39 to the extent to which the articles or assets, as the case may be, are believed to be located in that State; (e) transmit to Pakistan any such evidence, documents, things, articles, assets or proceeds realized from the disposal of such articles or assets; and (f) transfer in custody to Pakistan a person detained in the foreign State who consents to assist Pakistan in the relevant investigation or proceedings.

Effective date: 1997-07-11

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