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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:‑‑ 14. Amendment of the Third Schedule, Act XXVII of 1997.‑--In the said Act, in the Third Schedule, after paragraph 3, the following new paragraph shall be added, namely:‑‑ "4. Without prejudice to the generality of the above paragraphs, the Anti‑Terrorism Court to the exclusion of any other Court shall try the offences relating to the following namely:‑‑ (i) Abduction or kidnapping for ransom; (ii) use of fire‑arms or explosives by any device, including bomb blast in a mosque, Imambargah, church, temple or any other place of worship, whether or not any hurt or damage is caused thereby; or (iii) firing or use of explosives by any device, including bomb blast in the court premises."