The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1992

Current legal status not independently verified. Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). The text below is the official Pakistan Code text as retrieved; whether it is still in force, or has since been amended or repealed, has not been independently checked.

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the suppression of acts of terrorism, subversion and other heinous offences in the terrorist affected areas and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto; It is hereby enacted as follows:—

• Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement
• Section 2: Definitions
• Section 3: Declaration of terrorist affected areas
• Section 4: Use of Police and Civil Armed Forces, etc
• Section 5: Power of police, civil armed forces, etc
• Section 6: Establishment of Special Courts
• Section 7: Composition and appointment of Presiding officers of Special Courts. A Special Court
• Section 8: Place of sitting
• Section 9: Jurisdiction of Special Court
• Section 10: Transfer of cases
• Section 11: Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
• Section 12: Public prosecutors
• Section 13: Procedure and powers of Special Court
• Section 14: Protection of witnesses
• Section 15: Manner and place of execution of sentence
• Section 16: Power to transfer cases to regular courts
• Section 17: Appeal
• Section 18: Trial before special Court to have precedence
• Section 19: Modified application of certain provisions of the Code
• Section 20: Overriding effect of Act
• Section 21: Delegation
• Section 22: Power to amend the Schedule
• Section 23: Power to make rules
• Section 24: Saving
• Section 25: Presumption as to certain offences
• Section 26: Contempt of Court
• Section 27: Indemnity
• THE SCHEDULE: THE SCHEDULE