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ORDINANCE I OF 2010 ORDINANCE I OF 2010 ANTI-TERRORISM (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2010 An Ordinance further to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part I, 1st February, 2010] No.2(I)/2010-Pub., dated 1-2-2010.---The following Ordinance promulgated by the President is herein published for general information: Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (XXVII of 1997), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; And whereas the National Assembly is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 89 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance. 16. Insertion of section 21EE, Act XXVII of 1997.---In the said Act, after section 21E, the following new section shall be inserted, namely:-- '"21EE Power to call information etc.---(1) The Superintendent of Police during the course of investigation or an equivalent officer of security forces operating in aid of civil power under suctions 4 and 5, may by an order in writing,-- (a) call for information from any person for the purpose of satisfying himself whether there has been any contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made there under. (b) require any person to produce or deliver any document or thing useful or relevant to the inquiry or investigation; (c) examine any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case; (d) require any bank or financial institution, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, to provide any information relating to any person, including copies of entries made in the bank's or. a financial institution's book, including information of transactions saved in electronic or digital form which are reasonably believed to be connected with commission of an offence under this Act, and the keeper of such books or records shall be obliged to certify the copies in accordance with law; (e) require information or obtain record of telephone and mobile phone data, e-mail, MMS and CNIC or any information suspected to be linked in any manner with commission of an offence under this Act, from any service provider company or department. (2) The copies obtained, information received or evidence collected in pursuance of clauses (d) and (e) shall be kept confidential and shall not be divulged to any unauthorized person or used for any purpose other than the legal proceedings under this Act. (3) Any contravention of an order made under subsection (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees or with both."