Since the creation of Pakistan in August ,1947 various governments have taken several measures to combat terrorism as well as introduced special legal measures to deal with criminals offended outside the regular criminal regime.
This included, The public Representative Offices Disqualification Act
(PRODA) 1949, The Elected Bodies Disqualification Order (EBDO) in
August,1959, Suppression of Terrorist Activities (Special Courts) ordinance
1957 and Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 which were the main tools to suppress terrorism activities and a strategy for terrorism. However this research deals with Counter-Terrorism strategy which was initiated in 1990’s and in the aftermath of 9/11.
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