Section 18: Public prosecutors

18. Public Prosecutors.__ 3[(1) The 4[*] Government shall appoint in relation to each Anti- terrorism court or a High Court and Supreme Court of Pakistan a proficient, diligent and professionally competent Public Prosecutors or Law Officers and may also appoint one or more Additional Prosecutors or Law officers: Provided that the Government may also appoint, for any case or class of cases, a Special Prosecutor.] (2) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of section 492 of the Code, and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.

Effective date: 1997-08-16

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