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ACT II OF 2005 ACT II OF 2005 ANTI‑TERRORISM (SECOND AMENDMENT) ACT, 2004 An Act further to amend the Anti‑Terrorism Act, 1997 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part II, 11th January, 2005] WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Anti‑terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows:‑‑ 3. Amendment of section 7, Act XXVII of 1997.‑‑‑In the said Act, in section 7,‑‑‑ (i) in clause (b), for the words "five year" the words "ten years" shall be substituted and for the words "fourteen years" the words "imprisonment for life" shall be substituted; (ii) in clause (c) for the words "seven years" the words "ten years" shall be substituted; (iii) in clause (d), for the words "and not exceeding fourteen years" the words "but may extend to imprisonment for life" shall be substituted; (iv) after clause (f), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely: ‑‑ "(ff) the act of terrorism committed falls under section 6(2) (ee), shall be punishable with imprisonment which shall not be less than fourteen years but may extend to imprisonment for life;" (v) in clause (g), for the words "six months" the words "two years" shall be substituted and for the words "three years" the words "five years" shall be substituted; (vi) in clause (h), for the words "one year" the words "five years" shall be substituted and for the words "and, not more than ten years" the words "but may extend to imprisonment for life" shall be substituted; and (vii) in clause (i), for the words "six months" the words "five years" shall be substituted and for the words "five years" the words "ten years" shall be substituted.