Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power Published

 

Arif Alvi, the president of Pakistan, has denied signing two contentious laws.

Through Nicholas Yong

News from BBC Singapore

Arif Alvi, the president of Pakistan, denied signing two contentious laws that expand the military's authority.

He said that although he returned the invoices unsigned, his staff "undermined my will" in a post on X (previously known as Twitter) on Sunday.

The two laws make it illegal to disclose the names of military intelligence officers and provide for jail time for anyone who disparage the military.

The validity of the two statutes may be questioned in light of Mr. Alvi's assertion.

However, according to the constitution, the president could either agree to the measures or refer them to parliament with "specific instructions," according to Pakistan's acting law minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam.

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