PPC § 123A — Condemnation of the creation of the State, and advocacy of abolition of

Statutory text (English)

its sovereignty.—

(1) Whoever, within or without Pakistan, with intent to influence, or knowing it to
be likely that he will influence, any person or the whole or any section of the public, in a manner likely
to be prejudicial to the safety 5[or ideology] of Pakistan, or to endanger the sovereignty of Pakistan
in respect of all or any of the territories lying within its borders, shall by words, spoken or written, or
by signs or visible representation, 5[abuse Pakistan or] condemn the creation of Pakistan by virtue of
the partition of India which was effected on the fifteenth day of August, 1947, or advocate the
curtailment or abolition of the sovereignty of Pakistan in respect of all or any of the territories lying
within its borders, whether by amalgamation with the territories of neighboring States or otherwise,
shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to ten years and shall also be liable
to fine.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, when
any person is proceeded against under this section, it shall be lawful for any Court before which he
may be produced in the course of the investigation or trial, to make such order as it may think fit in
respect of his movements, of his association or communication with other persons, and of his activities
in regard to dissemination of news, propagation of opinions, until such time as the case is finally
decided.

(3) Any Court which is a Court of appeal or of revision in relation to the Court mentioned
in sub-section

(2) may also make an order under that sub-section.]

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Source citation: PPC (Act XLV of 1860) s.123A: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE' (Act No. XLV of 1860), p. 60, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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