Govt set to authorise premier to order detention of any suspected personISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to ratify the preventive detention order (PDO) in Tuesday’s meeting so as to authorise the prime minister to issue an order with respect to taking particular person/s in custody for 90 days, Pakistan Today has learnt. And, it (PDO) will remain intact if the federal cabinet, after a thorough review, endorses the ratification. “With the ratification of the preventive detention order, the government is set to authorise the premier instead of the federal government to order the detention of any suspected person in order to prevent any upcoming disaster,” said sources. And, after receiving advice from the said ministries, the Interior Division had forwarded the summary to the federal cabinet, seeking ratification of the preventive detention orders, they added. And, it (federal cabinet) is likely to grant ex-post facto approval of policy directives issued to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to off-air and on-air of private TV news channels.

Source: Pakistan Today December 25, 2017 16:18 UTC